The book primarily aims to educate various stakeholders of society (i.e. policy and decision makers, energy circles, academia, business community, NGOs and civil society) on the subject of energy, particularly in the wider context of the energy crisis facing Pakistan. In a global perspective, it presents an account of the key dimensions of energy in the modern age. Having discussed the energy challenges facing Pakistan, the book provides recommendations and policy guidelines to achieve energy prosperity in the country. It has a holistic, yet easy to follow approach. It presents a coherent blend of the technical and the social aspects of energy. Using appealing diagrams and data presentations, it explains the subject in a reader-friendly way. Referring to examples and citing case studies from developed as well as developing countries it offers plenty of food for thought to its audience. The foreword to the book has been written by Dr Muhammad Yunus, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.About the Author: Dr Muhammad Asif is a Lecturer in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Technologies at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He is the member of the Energy Institute and also holds the status of Chartered Engineer. Dr Asif's current research interests include energy policy, energy conservation and management, renewable energy, hydrogen economy, sustainable development and value engineering. He has contributed two chapters on renewable energy to the 'Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology' published by CRC Press, New York in 2007. He has also written a chapter for the book 'Sustainability of Construction Materials' published by Woodhead Publishing Company, Cambridge in 2009. He is actively involved in industrial collaborations. Some of the prominent partners he has been closely involved with include BAE Systems (UK), Grameen Shakti (Bangladesh) and Nor-Dan (Norway).