GX & Decarbonization Research

Xiaoxuan Bai, Li J, Runpeng Tan +1

This paper addresses the issue of double counting of renewable electricity attributes in product carbon footprint accounting due to traditional regional average emission factors. Focusing on electrical equipment, it proposes a method using …

Michelle Lambert, Meghan Lewis

This factsheet provides a high-level overview of embodied carbon—GHG emissions from manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building and infrastructure materials. It explains its significance in the global …

Michelle Lambert, Meghan Lewis, Brook Waldman +3

This toolkit provides policymakers with resources to understand the current embodied carbon policy landscape and craft policies to radically reduce embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure. It is a practical guide for accelerating de…

Weixiang Xu, Yi-Fan Shi, Jinhui Zheng

This study uses panel data from cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (2011-2021) to empirically analyze AI's impact on urban green and low-carbon development. Applying dual machine learning and spatial Durbin models, it finds that AI p…

Jin Yang, Hao Zheng, Maogao Li +5

This study investigates wet-grinding carbonation of concrete slurry waste under low-concentration CO2 to produce low-carbon foam concrete. The process sequesters CO2 in construction waste, reducing carbon footprint. The resulting foam concr…

Xi Zhang, Jialei Ma, Xinyuan Xu +1

This paper empirically examines the impact of China's carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on corporate debt financing costs. It quantifies how carbon pricing introduces financial risk, linking climate policy to capital markets.

Yini Hu

This paper argues that the low-carbon, intelligent, and systematic upgrading of the power industry determines the overall effectiveness of energy transition, against the backdrop of global carbon neutrality and China's dual-carbon strategy.…

Ajayi O, Ugwu J, Okonta ED

This study compares two methods for calculating employee commuting emissions (Scope 3, Category 7) using a case study of Middlesbrough Council (UK). A survey of 100 employees found that the Distance-Based Method estimated 1,241 tCO₂e/year, …

Qudrat-Ullah H

This paper argues that long-term sustainability of nuclear energy depends on institutional legitimacy within sociotechnical governance. It develops a Trust-Equity-Transparency-Inclusion (TETI) Index and finds that higher transparency and st…

Xiang, Xueying

This paper analyzes how global maritime fuel policies accelerate decarbonization while potentially narrowing regional participation. It provides cost optimization methods for green hydrogen production and renewable energy systems, identifyi…

Lin K.

This review comprehensively examines the application of machine learning (ML) to CO2 geological storage. It covers predictive modeling, site selection, monitoring, and risk assessment, highlighting how ML enhances storage efficiency and saf…

Yin H.

This paper explores the transition pathway from integrated mills to mini mills and hybrid mills for decarbonizing the U.S. steel industry. It compares environmental impacts and operational characteristics of each mill type, aiming to identi…

Kurniawan T.A.

This paper discusses strategies to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen economy, likely covering hydrogen production, storage, utilization technologies, and policy support.

Sauer S.

This paper empirically demonstrates how organizational life cycle assessment (O-LCA) can be used to meet the data requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Through a case study, it shows that O-LCA can efficien…

Ankica Kovač, Shahab Nooshmand

This review systematically compares hydrogen production pathways using five criteria: carbon intensity, technology readiness level, efficiency, scalability, and infrastructure compatibility. It covers fossil-based, fossil with carbon mitiga…

X. Y. Zhou, Rachel Williams, G. Shrimali

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of corporate net zero transition on financing costs in the global energy and utilities sectors. It reveals the effect of transition plan announcements on costs and assesses investor reactions.

Antonio J. Mateo‐Márquez, J. M. González-González, Constancio Zamora‐Ramírez

This study investigates how characteristics of emission reduction targets influence corporate greenwashing. Analyzing 4,938 international observations via probit regression, it finds that science-based validation and broader organizational …

Chiara Antonacci, Elena Battiston, Diego Zamboni +2

This study quantifies the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of polypropylene processing using primary industrial data from European facilities. Combining sensitivity and scenario analyses, it identifies practical priorities: recycled PP, impr…

Hasan Tutar

This paper examines the effectiveness of carbon pricing in EU-27 agri-food systems, suggesting it may affect trade competitiveness more than emissions reduction. It analyzes the relationship between environmental taxation and emission inten…

Šribar, Jernej, Mohorcic, Mihael, Čampa, Andrej

This paper proposes CoMAD V2G, a multi-agent deep reinforcement learning framework for coordinated management of V2G-enabled EVs and shared energy storage in Positive Energy Districts. Validated with real-world datasets, it reduces grid rel…