GX & Decarbonization Research

Guoyu Mao, Luqian Xu

Using China's carbon trading pilot as a quasi-natural experiment and panel data of A-share listed firms in high-carbon industries (2010-2023), this study finds that carbon trading significantly enhances corporate ESG performance. Executives…

Mingjian Xie, Zhibin Tao, Yuanyuan Yu

This study examines how China's carbon trading pilots affect green innovation, focusing on the moderating role of digital transformation. Using a DID design on 31,048 firm-year observations, it finds no average effect but a significant 4.6%…

Lena Wiest, Klas Wetterberg, Max Skoczylas +1

This paper examines the shift from project-level to scaled-up carbon crediting approaches, emphasizing the need for high integrity. Focusing on environmental integrity in jurisdictional forest crediting, it argues that scaled-up approaches …

Marques Alves Aguiar, Gabriela

This replication package provides data and code for a fixed-effects panel study of OECD countries (2015-2023), examining whether stronger carbon pricing signals are associated with lower per-capita GHG emissions. It includes cleaned dataset…

Pang T.

This paper analyzes the design challenges of cap setting and allowance allocation in China's emissions trading pilot programs, highlighting special issues and innovative solutions across regions. It reveals the diversity and practical lesso…

Kendrick M.

This paper explains the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), focusing on their design and implications for international trade and industry. It outlines how carbon pricing and border adjustments …

Shaocong Bo, Vittorio Laus, Enrico Battisti +1

Introduces carbon responsibility (CR) as a policy-anchored measure of firms' effective carbon liability under the EU ETS. Using panel data on 682 European firms (2013-2024), finds a robust negative association between CR and carbon performa…

Emre Usenmez, Carlos Arcila-Barrera

This paper analyzes when EU ETS manufacturers should electrify to escape compounding carbon costs, showing the decision depends on electricity sourcing. Using Diebold-Yilmaz connectedness on EUA and cost-driver data, it finds gas has overta…

Lemuel David, Jianling Wang, Idrissa I. Cisse +1

This study uses China's staggered ETS rollout (2014-2021) as a natural experiment to show that carbon trading regulation increases conditional conservatism, accelerates impairment and environmental provision recognition, reduces analyst for…

Menkes M.J.

This paper examines the alignment between the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), highlighting conflicts between trade and climate policies. It analyzes coordination challenges and undersco…

Charitou A.

This is a discussion of a study examining the association between energy taxation, participation in the EU ETS, and CO2 emission intensity in EU member states. It critiques identification strategies and data limitations, offering insights i…

Sun R.

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of China's carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on firm performance. It examines how the policy affects firms' financial outcomes and carbon reduction behaviors, offering insights for policy design…

Chen L.

This study examines the causal effect of China's carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on corporate environmental investments using a quasi-natural experiment. By comparing firm-level data before and after policy implementation, it assesses…

Hübler M.

This paper analyzes the distributional effects of domestic carbon pricing and border carbon adjustments on different income groups in Germany. It provides insights for policy design to mitigate regressive impacts, contributing to social acc…

Chikezie Bethel Uchechukwu

This study analyzes the impact of the EU CBAM on developing and emerging economies using an integrated trade-carbon-cost framework. It quantifies competitiveness losses and CCS investment thresholds across key industries, highlighting the n…

Yang Muyuan

This dataset supports a study analyzing the impact of China's carbon trading policy (ETS) on green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) using a dynamic spatial Durbin model. It includes panel data for 30 Chinese provinces (2005-2022) and …

Mel Vermaas

This dataset and do-file support an MSc thesis analyzing the relationship between carbon prices and verified emissions using a panel of 1,869 EU ETS manufacturing installations (2013-2024). Log-log fixed effects models estimate the emission…

Kasturi Das, Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay

This paper analyzes the impact of the EU's CBAM on India's steel decarbonization from a multi-stakeholder perspective, focusing on ambition vs. equity. It examines competitive effects on Indian steel exports and the potential to spur decarb…

Yueqi Cui

This study analyzes the impact of carbon emissions trading pilot policies on corporate supply chain risk using A-share listed company data from 2008 to 2021. The results show that the pilot policies significantly reduce supply chain risks, …

Zhang Yedong, Yedong Zhang

This paper examines legal safeguards for carbon market integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, focusing on legislation, enforcement, and judiciary. It emphasizes cooperation under 'One Country, Two Systems' to achieve…