Mahmood Ahmad works as an Assistant Professor at the Business School, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong, China. His research interests include financial development, technological innovations, sustainable development, resources, and environmental economics. He is a Guest Editor for the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer), Sustainability (MDPI), and a review editor for the journal Frontiers in Environmental Sciences. He has published research papers in reputed journals, including the Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy, Resources policy, Science of The Total Environment, Sustainable Development, Gondwana Research, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, and Sustainable Cities and Society. He is also a referee for numerous top-ranking journals.