GX & Decarbonization Research

Priscila de Morais Lima, Ida Sylwan, Oksana Valetska +1

Responding to the EU Farm-to-Fork strategy and HELCOM Baltic Sea nutrient recycling strategy, the CiNURGi project evaluated 11 bio-based fertilizer (BBF) value chains. A streamlined assessment method based on the Single Operation Unit Proce…

Abdelrahman Mohamed Mohamed Saeed, Muhammad Ali

This study develops a Compound Vulnerability Score for six low- and middle-income countries by fusing socio-economic indicators with climate risk data (2000–2024). Using unsupervised learning, graph neural networks, and reinforcement learni…

Wanxu Chen, Yelin Peng, Jie Zeng +6

This study analyzes land-use carbon emissions (LCE) across 30 Chinese provinces from 2000-2020 and projects scenarios to 2100. Historical indirect emissions show spatial polarization in northern heavy-industry provinces, while direct emissi…

Joana Bastos, Jacopo Giuntoli, Nicola Arriga +6

This study presents a life-cycle assessment framework for wood-based biomass heating in 87 EU cities across 23 countries. Results show that small-scale biomass systems pose significant air quality risks with limited and uncertain climate be…

Katherine Davidson, Joanna Grotte, Arindam Jana +3

This paper proposes a Green Transition Framework to assess the impact of the green transition on South Africa's labor force. It combines bottom-up identification of green occupations with top-down identification of brown industries, creatin…

Nicole M. Nimlos, Christopher Bastian, John Derek Scasta

This first-of-its-kind study analyzes ranchers' preferences for grazing programs in the voluntary carbon market, surveying 506 ranchers across ten US states. Most ranchers opted out; those willing to participate preferred shorter contracts,…

Vladyslav Malanin, Vadim Tulchinsky

This paper proposes a carbon-aware measurement and abatement framework for e-commerce websites, combining real user monitoring, the Green Software Foundation's SCI methodology, and hourly grid carbon intensity data. It defines functional un…

Helal Uddin, Md. Rasel Ahmed, Golam Kuadir Khan Prince +3

This paper reviews advanced Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies, including thermal (incineration, pyrolysis, gasification) and biological (anaerobic digestion) processes, emphasizing region-specific optimization. It proposes a framework comb…

Dian Perwitasari, I Made Narsa, Ardianto Ardianto

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of 1,017 carbon neutrality research articles from Scopus since the Paris Agreement, using VOSviewer and R-tools. It identifies renewable energy, green innovation, green hydrogen, and electric vehi…

Zhaofu Yang, Hongbo Duan, Yongna Yuan +1

This paper examines policy frameworks to alleviate income and energy consumption inequality during the transition to carbon neutrality. It applies the concept of just transition and proposes measures to minimize impacts on low-income groups…

Saajidah Adam, Tasneem Gathoo

This study conducts a SWOT analysis of South Africa's carbon tax policy (implemented in 2019). It finds the policy contributes to emission reductions and renewable energy investment but lacks transparency and protection for low-income house…

Bethany Willis, Oliver M Rigby, Sophie L. Pain +4

This study conducts a life cycle assessment of three silicon photovoltaic technologies (PERC, TOPCon, SHJ) for European deployment. SHJ shows the lowest environmental impact, followed by TOPCon, with climate change impacts reduced by 12.1% …

Manoella Martins Molitor, Giovanna Bergamim Araujo Lopes, Antônio Elves Barreto da Silva +4

Mangroves are crucial for climate mitigation, but soil carbon storage is overlooked. A bibliometric analysis of 30,084 mangrove articles (1950-2025) found only 25 (0.08%) explicitly linked soils to climate mitigation, mostly after the blue …

Irina Georgescu, Jani Kinnunen

This study analyzes spatial interdependencies in CO2 emissions in the Black Sea region from 1990–2023 using spatial econometric models (SAR, SEM, SDM). It finds strong spatial spillovers: renewable energy consumption reduces emissions both …

Aishika Halder, S. Karak, Umesh Thapa +3

This review compares the carbon footprint of hydroponic vertical farming with conventional open-field and greenhouse systems. It examines life cycle assessment and GHG accounting methodologies, concluding that vertical farming can contribut…

Marcin Zygmunt

This study evaluates energy flexibility in a cluster of 202 single-family homes in Lodz, Poland. Through full electrification and deep thermal modernization, the cluster acts as prosumers. Optimization using demand-side management with weat…

Wei Li, J. Li, Xinyuan Wang +1

This study integrates the CENTURY model with LSTM time series forecasting to assess long-term soil carbon sequestration (SCS) and life-cycle GHG emissions of Arundo donax-based SAF in China's Bohai Rim. Estimated mean SCS rate is 0.032 t C/…

José Alberto Fuinhas, Matheus Koengkan, Nuno Silva

This study analyzes the relationship between capital stock and CO2 emissions across 25 European countries (1990-2019), showing that aligning public and private investments improves carbon efficiency. Globalization reduces carbon intensity o…

Orlando Joaqui-Barandica, Jesús Heredia-Carroza, Sebastián López-Estrada +1

This study analyzes the dynamic interdependence between tourism activity, energy transition variables, and macroeconomic uncertainty in Spain from 2019 to 2024. Using a Quantile Connectedness Approach based on a QVAR model, it captures asym…

Volker Ludwig

This paper critically examines the effectiveness of government and legislative actions in climate change mitigation and resource security, questioning whether current efforts are insufficient. It serves as a cautionary opinion piece without…