GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournaleceee Summer Study proceedings2026#PolicyDOI
The cascading use of biomass – (how) does RED III ensure the efficient use of wood?
Sophie Justen, Friedhelm Keimeyer, Sarah Hoesch +1
This paper analyzes the legal framework for the cascading use of biomass in the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). It argues that RED III obliges Member States to implement cascading use in law and practice, with strictly li…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalNature Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Strategic objectives underpin national climate pledges
Taryn Fransen, Jonas Meckling
This study empirically examines strategic motives behind national climate pledges under the Paris Agreement. Based on interviews with 40 policymakers, it identifies six strategic objectives, including attracting climate finance, setting sta…
Journal2026#PolicyDOI
Is climate change an environmental problem?
Robert Winthrop
This paper critiques the dominant environmental strategy for climate mitigation, which frames it as a natural-science problem solvable by experts. It advocates a social strategy that treats climate change as a coupled human-natural system, …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Science & Technology2026#PolicyDOI
Multidimensional Inequality of CO2 and Air Pollutant Footprints in China under Dual-Carbon Policy
Ruifei Li, Luo Yu, Xu Zhu +6
This study quantifies inequality in individual CO2 and air pollutant footprints in China from 2020-2060 under the dual-carbon policy. It finds that over 90% of inequality is intraprovincial, with top emitters' footprints driven by investmen…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Resolving conflicting findings on low-carbon city pilots: stage-specific impacts and the role of voluntary vs. mandatory policies in emissions reduction
Siyue Yang, Yang Zhang, Yichen Wang +2
This study evaluates China's Low-Carbon City Pilot (LCCP) policy by distinguishing its three implementation phases (2010, 2013, 2017) using a multi-period DID framework. Mandatory measures in the third batch significantly reduced CO2 intens…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEuropean Planning Studies2026#PolicyDOI
Mapping justice in low-carbon experimentation: case of the projectified built environment planning in Finland
Jani Lukkarinen, Erkki-Jussi Nylén, Saija Mokkila +1
This study maps 204 low-carbon experiments in Finland (1995-2025), analyzing experiment types, focus areas, and social justice considerations. Findings show dominance of socio-technical niche experiments focused on operational energy, with …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#PolicyDOI
Integrated Analysis of Green and Digital Transformation and Occupational Safety and Health Policies in the Turkish Iron and Steel Industry within the Framework of the Turkish Climate Law and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Halide Hamide Duman, Cengiz AKYILDIZ
This study integrates analysis of Türkiye's Climate Law and EU CBAM impacts on the Turkish iron and steel industry's green and digital transformation, incorporating occupational safety and health (OSH) perspectives. Using document analysis …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Public Policy2026#PolicyDOI
Climate policy under economic uncertainty: confidence in the welfare state and support for carbon taxation
Jaewook Lee, Marcello Natili
Using survey data from seven European countries (n=10,968), this study finds that income difficulty and dissatisfaction with social policies reduce support for fossil fuel taxation, while perceived employment risk positively associates with…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCommunications Earth & Environment2026#PolicyDOI
Limiting warming by CO2 and methane mitigation in an expanded scenario space
K. Weber, Reto Knutti, Lena Brun +1
This study presents a novel scenario generation approach to systematically map peak warming from CO2 and methane mitigation pathways. Without methane mitigation, peak warming exceeds 1.7°C, and the likelihood of staying below 2°C drops belo…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Law Management & Humanities2026#PolicyDOI
Regulating Energy Efficiency in India after the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022: Legal Gaps, Institutional Challenges and the Path to Effective Enforcement
Vyas Kumar Yadav, Ankita Sharma
India's 2022 Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act shifted from promotional to mandate-based regulation, but enforcement lags. This paper identifies legal gaps (no authority to initiate penalties, no investigation powers, no penalty floors, p…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalChinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies2026#PolicyDOI
Analysis and Outlook on Actions to Address Climate Change in 2025
Ying CHEN, Qingchen Chao, Guoquan HU
This paper reviews global climate action in 2025, noting 2024 as the warmest year on record and the increasing proximity to the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit. It highlights COP30 outcomes and China's commitment to green low-carbon developme…
Peer-reviewedJournalActual Problems of Russian Law2026#PolicyDOI
Climate Projects as a Mechanism for Carbon Regulation
Д.А. Гершинкова
This paper analyzes the role of climate projects in Russian state regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. It offers an original definition of carbon regulation and examines climate projects as a dispositive regulatory tool. Conditions for i…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalFrontiers in Marine Science2026#PolicyDOI
The duty to know: monitoring, reporting and verification as an obligation of due diligence in the legal protection of blue carbon ecosystems
Meng Li, Xuedong Wang, 肖旭倩
This paper theorizes the legal basis for protecting blue carbon ecosystems under international law, arguing that monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) is a binding obligation under UNCLOS Articles 192, 194, and 204-206, independent …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Urban low-carbon transition and tourism competitiveness: a quasi-natural experiment
Yan Zhang, Yangyang Zhao, Jiekuan Zhang
Using a time-varying DID model on panel data from 272 Chinese cities (2005-2019), this study treats China's low-carbon city pilot policy as a quasi-natural experiment and finds that urban low-carbon transition significantly enhances urban t…
PreprintZenodo2026#PolicyDOI
From Model to Scenario Engine: A Reproducible ABM for UK Net Zero Analysis
Alves, Marcela, Palola, Pirta, Bailey, Emma +3
This talk shares software engineering efforts to transform a baseline agent-based model (ABM) into a tool for comparing UK Net Zero policy intervention scenarios. It combines design choices including coding economic shocks, a UK-specific da…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability Switzerland2024#PolicyDOI
The Unintended Consequence of Environmental Regulations on Earnings Management: Evidence from Emissions Trading Scheme in China
Chen W.
This paper empirically examines the impact of China's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) on corporate earnings management. It reveals unintended side effects of environmental regulation on financial reporting quality, highlighting the importanc…
Peer-reviewedJournalAgriculture Switzerland2021#PolicyDOI
Greenhouse gas emissions trends and mitigation measures in australian agriculture sector—a review
Panchasara H.
This review outlines greenhouse gas emission trends in the Australian agricultural sector and synthesizes mitigation measures. It identifies key emission sources (livestock, soil, energy use) and examines technological and policy interventi…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainability Switzerland2024#PolicyDOI
The Determinants of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Empirical Evidence from Canadian Provinces
Haider A.
This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of greenhouse gas emissions using Canadian provincial data. It quantifies the impacts of economic activity, energy structure, and policy factors on emissions, offering insights for effective …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalDiscover Sustainability2026#PolicyDOI
Sustainable pharmaceutical packaging under the European Union regulatory framework
Ivana Mitrevska, Dino Karpicarov, Sonja Burcevska +2
This integrative review examines sustainable pharmaceutical packaging under the EU PPWR, emphasizing that LCA outcomes depend on functional unit and system boundaries, so no single material is universally superior. It highlights trade-offs …
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeOpen MIND2026#PolicyDOI
Churn without Upgrading: State Capacity, Green Policy Stringency, and Transition Resilience under Energy-Price Shocks
SAEED MOUSA
A pre-registered study examining whether pre-existing climate policy stringency conditioned sectoral resilience during the 2021-22 European energy shock, using 21 countries x 17 manufacturing sectors. It tests whether administrative enforce…