GX & Decarbonization Research

Daniel Wuebben, Sonia Aránzazu Ferruz González, Duilio Lorenzo Calcagno +2

Surveying 404 university students across five countries, this study finds that support for energy transition policies is shaped more by policy framing (health co-benefits vs. economic harm) than by climate beliefs. Proposes a critical langu…

E.M. Ruiz-Navas, Ignacio Báscones Velasco, Íñigo Muñoz Gutiérrez

This paper reviews the evolution of critical raw materials (CRM) frameworks from the 1939 US Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to the present, comparing EU and US methodologies. It analyzes the 2023 EU list in detail, includ…

Hasan Tutar, Dilek Baykal

Reanalyzing EU27 data from 1990-2022, this study shows that aggregate decoupling masks a reallocation of emission burdens across sectors. New indicators reveal a shift toward harder-to-abate sectors like transport, residential, and agricult…

Fernando Reimers, Jason Cong Lin

This paper analyzes how China's centralized education system responds to and transforms in the face of climate change, exploring the potential for system-level transformation to mitigate and adapt to climate impacts.

Tennyson Pangambam

This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between multidimensional economic complexity indices (trade, technology, research) and CO2 emissions per capita. It finds that higher economic complexity is associated with lower emissions, s…

Brad Benke, Meghan Lewis, Stephanie Carlisle +2

This paper presents a calculator tool for modeling embodied carbon reduction potential of urban policies. It enables cities to compare policy options, assess progress toward 2030 and 2050 targets, and make informed decisions. Developed in a…

Rui Zhang, Zheyu Lin, Yiming Su +1

This study evaluates the impact of China's low-carbon city pilot policy on the mental health of older adults using quasi-experimental methods. It reveals unintended benefits of climate policy, suggesting positive social co-benefits.

Yulin Zhu, Minzhi Sun

This study analyzes the spatial treatment effects of China's Low-carbon City pilot policy on PM2.5 concentrations across 277 cities from 2005 to 2023. It finds significant direct effects in high-policy-intensity regions, and significant spa…

Aldis Butlers, David Ellison, Ieva Līcīte +1

This perspective rethinks afforestation and rewetting as complementary, not competing, climate mitigation strategies for degraded peatlands in the EU. It provides evidence-based arguments for context-appropriate implementation, aiming to in…

Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network Ltd, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre +10

The Mining Policy Principles (November 2025) set minimum standards for mining governance in Australia, developed by over a dozen civil society organizations. Covering seven categories including First Nations rights, environmental protection…

Dar, Munir

This paper analyzes the constitutional division of powers for Canadian national interest projects, including climate change and energy transition initiatives. It examines Supreme Court rulings (GHG Pricing Act, Impact Assessment Act) and ar…

Abdramanova, Ulzhan, Niyetalina, Gaukhar

This package provides reproducible data and code for a study on the regional labor-market effects of Kazakhstan's emissions trading scheme (ETS). It includes harmonized employment and migration data, ETS exposure mappings, and estimation ou…

Amir Hasnaoui, Ayesha Afzal, Alexandra Horobet +1

This paper empirically examines how CSR activities and climate finance affect environmental performance in EU countries within the CSRD framework. It tests whether enhanced disclosure mandates improve corporate environmental behavior and of…

Mingliang Liu, Zekun Lin, Jingjing Yin +8

This study analyzes synergistic reduction pathways for greenhouse gases and air pollutants in China's Greater Bay Area across regional, sectoral, and supply chain levels. It identifies policy routes to maximize co-benefits, highlighting the…

Schlacke S.

This paper analyzes the implementation of the EU Climate Law through the 'Fit for 55' package, examining policy measures and their alignment with emission reduction targets, providing an overview of EU climate policy.

Balogh J.M.

This paper analyzes the global impacts of climate policies and trade agreements on greenhouse gas emissions, evaluating their interactions and effectiveness in reducing emissions, and highlighting the need for international policy coordinat…

Ranjith Kumar Modi, NAVEEN SIRIMAN

This paper argues that the US's second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under 'America First' does not substantially slow global decarbonization but accelerates a shift in the center of gravity of international climate governance, creati…

Aishwarya Machani

As the EU implements 2040 climate goals, public legitimacy is crucial. Climate assemblies in Estonia and Poland achieved conceptual impacts like shifting thinking on energy poverty but lacked direct policy influence. To build lasting suppor…

Şenyılmaz Doç. Dr. Dilek

This paper argues that climate change has shifted from environmental policy to a central issue of constitutional, administrative, and human rights law. Drawing on recent international climate jurisprudence, it analyzes how states are increa…

Aishwarya Machani

As the EU implements 2040 climate goals, public legitimacy is crucial. Estonia and Poland's climate assemblies achieved conceptual impacts (expertise, shifting views on energy poverty) but failed to deliver direct policy influence. This del…