Given　the　imperative　significance　of　renewable　energy　production　in　the　debate　on　sustainable　and　reliable　energy　future,　it　is　imperious　to　comprehend　the　main　determinants　of　renewable　energy　and　to　draw　appropriate　implications　for　designing　energy　policy.　This　study　aims　to　examine　the　asymmetric　determinants　of　renewable　energy　production　for　Pakistan　for　a　time　horizon　ranging　from　1980　to　2019.　For　regression　analysis,　the　study　adopted　symmetric　autoregressive　distributed　lag　(ARDL)　and　asymmetric　autoregressive　distributed　lag　(NARDL)　approaches.　The　findings　of　the　NARDL　approach　illustrate　that　positive　change　in　GDP,　CO2,　and　financial　development　lead　to　a　significant　positive　increase　in　renewable　energy　production　in　the　long-run.　In　contrast,　the　negative　changes　in　GDP,　CO2,　and　financial　development　exert　no　significant　impact　on　renewable　energy　production　in　the　long-run.　However,　the　outcomes　of　ARDL　approach　reveal　that　GDP　is　the　only　determinant　that　leads　to　enhanced　renewable　energy　production　in　the　long-run.