GX & Decarbonization Research

Chengshi Yang, Zheng Wang, Siyu Liu +1

This study compares the carbon footprint of fire-resistant wood and bamboo doors, finding raw materials as the main contributor (58-64%). It identifies significant mitigation potential through improved resource efficiency: reducing processi…

Saurajyoti Kar, Troy R. Hawkins, Doris Oke +3

This study develops a harmonized LCA-TEA framework to evaluate GHG reduction potential, minimum fuel selling price, and marginal abatement cost (MAC) for 19 bioenergy pathways (liquid biofuels, bioelectricity, hydrogen) with and without CCS…

Budi Harsoyo, Rizaldi Boer, Edvin Aldrian +2

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Weather Modification Technology (WMT) using cloud seeding to mitigate forest and land fires in Indonesia, focusing on the paradigm shift after 2015 from fire suppression to prevention. Based on 2023…

Jiachao Peng, Yuxin Zeng, Shuke Fu +1

This paper examines how carbon policy shocks from China's national ETS affect stock returns. Using daily data for over 1,600 listed firms from July 2021 to December 2025, it finds that carbon price changes on policy release days have a sign…

Brandon McNamara, D. N. Huntzinger, Richard Rushforth +1

This paper examines the potential for municipalities to use the voluntary carbon market (VCM) for climate finance. It debates the practice of double claiming mitigation outcomes when carbon credit project developers and claimants are differ…

Pedro Palma, Nikos Manias, Akis Apostoliotis +7

This report assesses the potential of building renovation and renewable energy integration for decarbonisation and energy poverty reduction in private multifamily buildings across three pilot cities: Rumia (Poland), Torres Vedras (Portugal)…

Mboneni Charity Mbengwa, Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh, Sudesh Rathilal

This study compares hydrogen production pathways in South Africa: renewable-powered electrolysis (water-based) and biomass gasification. Using harmonized system boundaries and a functional unit of 1 kg H2 at 99.97% purity, it evaluates tech…

Pia Piroschka Otte, Natalia Mæhle, Rita Moseng Sivertsvik

This paper examines crowdfunding as a financing tool for climate mitigation measures in agriculture. Two real-life crowdfunding campaigns with Norwegian farmers were conducted; the successful campaign raised 88% of its target with 82 backer…

L. -D. Zhang, Meixian Wang, Wenjing Ma +3

This study constructs a spatial correlation network of carbon emissions for 54 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries using a modified gravity model, and applies social network analysis (SNA) and Temporal Exponential Random Graph Model (T…

Sijin Dong, Yì Wáng, Shuai Wang +7

This review systematically evaluates biomass-derived carbon materials for direct air capture (DAC), highlighting their renewable feedstocks, low cost, tunable structures, and carbon-negative potential. Key challenges include precise structu…

Asher Rudolph, Qing Wang

Using ~353,000 US domestic flights, this study finds a strong inverse relationship between flight distance and CO₂ emissions per mile (elasticity -0.18). Short-haul flights have disproportionately high emissions intensity. A 1% fuel efficie…

Thais M. Rosan, Laura B. Vedovato, Viola Heinrich +4

Using remote sensing, this study analyzes aboveground carbon accumulation in regenerating Brazilian Atlantic Forests. Forest connectivity increases carbon accumulation rates by 43–69%, with highly connected landscapes accumulating over thre…

Jidan Zhi, Daqian Shi, Xiaozhen Ouyang

This paper examines how the geographical distance between firms and Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) affects corporate carbon emissions using 455,063 Chinese industrial firm-year observations (1999-2013). Greater distance is associat…

Kingsley Imandojemu, Aliyu Akorede Rufai, Felix Orole +1

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on the energy trilemma (energy security, equity, and environmental sustainability) using panel data from 64 countries (2011-2022). Results show entrepreneurship improves energy security and…

Jiaming Ke, Mohammad Subhan, Aamir Ahmad Teeli +1

This study empirically analyzes the impact of energy efficiency, production-based CO2 productivity, environment-related technologies, and institutional quality on sustainable development (SD) performance in EAGLE economies. Using MMQR and o…

Xinyue Liu, Shiguo Deng

This study integrates a coupling coordination model, Tapio decoupling model, and Generalized Divisia Index Method to analyze the dynamic interactions among urban transport, economic growth, and carbon emissions in Shanghai from 2000 to 2023…

Olga Tsapko-Piddubna

This paper analyzes 82 listed firms across five Nordic countries (2021-2024) to examine the relationship between ESG scores, carbon efficiency, and financial performance. Results show no meaningful association between conventional ESG score…

Xin Wang, Mengyu Wang, Jiahan Hu +2

This study evaluates the impact of China's Climate Adaptive Pilot Cities (CAPC) policy on urban pollution and carbon reduction using a staggered difference-in-differences approach on a panel of 273 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2023. The poli…

Lihong Zhao, Guochun Huang, Jiaying Cong +2

This study quantifies life-cycle stocks, flows, and GHG emissions of seven bulk materials across nine cities in the urban agglomeration on the west side of Taiwan straits using the IMAGINE materials model. Material demand peaks in 2036, and…

Ying Liu, C. H. FENG

Using cross-country panel data from 2000 to 2021, this study empirically examines the positive impact of climate legislation on green development. It finds that international environmental engagement and government readiness positively mode…