GX & Decarbonization Research

Danya K. Jurado-Erazo, L. Rodríguez, C. Orrego

This study proposes an integrated framework combining ISO-based carbon accounting, techno-economic modeling, and quality verification for decarbonizing fruit drying. Applied to banana drying, it achieves 15-35% emission reductions with sola…

Zhen Wu, Xianjin Huang, Michael E. Meadows

This study integrates remote sensing and machine learning to estimate terrestrial carbon storage in China at high resolution. Total carbon storage is 113.48 Pg C, increasing by 6.62 Pg C from 2014 to 2023. Additional carbon gains in major r…

Chloe Kiernicki, Mario Kolkwitz, Tapio Kaasalainen +1

This dataset provides embodied carbon estimates for structural materials of 53 Finnish residential building cohorts from the 1940s to 2010s, using present-day GWP coefficients. It covers single-family houses and blocks of flats, offering es…

Fang Wang, Wenwen Zhang, Yue Zhang +5

This study analyzes spatial mismatch and flows of carbon stocks and emissions in Chongqing's main urban area from 2000 to 2020 using InVEST and spatial flow models. Carbon stocks declined while emissions increased, expanding deficit areas. …

Kwadwo Kyenkyehene Kusi, Comfort Nkrumah, Beatrice Darko Obiri

This study quantifies, values, and maps carbon stocks in relation to land cover dynamics in Ghana, analyzing how land use changes affect carbon sequestration. It provides baseline data for climate mitigation and sustainable land management,…

Jia Xin Dai

This study uses a bill-of-quantities-driven LCA to calculate the full life-cycle carbon footprint of a prefabricated teaching building at Yunnan Baoshan University. Carbon emissions from material production, transportation, and site constru…

Muhammad Dzulfiqar, Adzanil Rachmadhi Putra, Rosyid Abdillah

This study evaluates the environmental efficiency of a PWA-based waste bank information system in Indonesia, showing that service worker caching reduces data transfer, energy consumption, and carbon emissions by about 8%. However, page size…

Jingle Zhang, Haoran Zhang, Luwen Shen +2

This package audits official real-time carbon-intensity feeds in Great Britain and Denmark against their own later measurements (2017-2026), testing the 'cheap = clean' premise of dynamic tariffs. It examines price-carbon alignment, forecas…

Suneel Kumar, Devesh Pathak, Navneet Kumar Mishra +3

This critical review evaluates carbon farming as an integrated strategy for soil carbon sequestration, nutrient management, and climate resilience. Practices like cover crops and organic amendments show carbon benefits, but outcomes vary by…

Barun Haldar, Sakthivel Perumal, Srinivas Tadepalli +5

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, seagrass, salt marshes) are vital carbon sinks, but pollution (nutrients, heavy metals, plastics) threatens their sequestration capacity. This review synthesizes impacts on plant physiology, sedime…

Maria T. Cossa, Tara J. Massad, David Fangueiro +4

This study demonstrates that coffee agroforestry partially restores soil carbon dynamics in tropical Afromontane ecosystems, but microbial functioning and carbon dynamics are not fully recovered compared to natural forest regeneration. Soil…

Juan Pu, Li Mingliang

Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (2011-2023), this study shows that the development of new agricultural business entities significantly reduces the marginal abatement cost of agricultural carbon emissions. Farmer cooperatives and …

Changhao Cui, Li Li, Weishi Li +2

Under China's 'dual carbon' and 'zero-waste city' strategies, municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) is becoming a key urban carbon hub. This review integrates carbon accounting, full-chain mitigation technologies, and policy frameworks.…

Dorota Michalak, Paulina Szyja

This paper introduces two complementary metrics—Inverted Carbon Footprint (ICF) and Wood Footprint (WF)—to assess forest-based climate performance. Using Polish national data (1999-2021) and European comparisons, it finds that while forest …

Elysse Prussing, Jenni Doust, Olivia Tierney +1

This paper evaluates the carbon footprint of a regional Australian midwifery group practice (MGP), quantifying the environmental impact of healthcare services. It provides concrete data to support decarbonization in midwifery care, contribu…

Ling Tang, Guobao Song, Yiting Yang +6

This paper assesses the carbon footprint of seaweed cultivation in Asia, explicitly accounting for methane decay. It examines how methane production and decomposition affect the net climate impact of seaweed farming, which is often promoted…

Khandakar Mohiul Alam, Tanjina Alam, A. M. Sajedur Rahman

This study examines the effects of vermicompost on sugarcane productivity and soil carbon accumulation. Increased soil carbon may contribute to climate mitigation, linking to GX in agriculture. Specific data and methods are not provided.

Narciso Fernando Bila, Géssica da Maurida Talube

This study estimates carbon stored in wood furniture at a Mozambican school using EN 16449:2014. Sampling five classrooms, it calculates CO₂ stocks per item and finds a total of 244,091 kg CO₂ stored, highlighting the climate mitigation pot…

James Quinn, Orlaith O'Sullivan, Keli Huang +2

This study evaluates the carbon footprint of antibiotics prescribed in primary care in Ireland, combining prescription data with emission factors to identify reduction opportunities in healthcare.

David Andersson, Mikael Eriksson, Matthias Lehner

This study empirically analyzes the relationship between digital lifestyle intensity and consumption-based CO2 emissions using survey and transaction data from about 6,000 Swedish adults. It tests whether digitalization reduces emissions th…