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🇨🇳 ChinaJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Beyond CO₂: unintended spillover effects of emissions trading on fugitive methane via supply chains
Minghu Xie, Kejia Yan, Bo Zhang
Using sector-disaggregated data for G20 economies (1990-2023) and a staggered difference-in-differences approach, this paper finds that emissions trading systems (ETS) reduce downstream CO₂ emissions with a 1-2 year lag, with heterogeneous …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalProblemy Ekorozwoju2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Pricing, Green Investment and Job Carbon Quality in Eight Leading Energy-Transitioning Economies: Implications for Employment, Health, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Hongyun Kuang, Qian Xiao, Ye Wu
Using panel data from eight major economies (2013-2023), this study finds that carbon pricing and green investment reduce employment in the short run, while carbon pricing improves life expectancy. Job quality has limited effect on employme…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalnpj Ocean Sustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Assessing the carbon market potential of global seagrass recovery
Ralph Chami, Thomas Cosimano, Connel Fullenkamp +2
Seagrass offers the largest restoration potential among blue carbon habitats. Modeling shows that restoring seagrass to near its maximum global extent (about 1 million km²) could remove up to 17.8 Pg CO2-eq, with carbon credit values of USD…
🇺🇸 USAJournalDigital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
How is the U.S. Pricing Carbon? How Could We Price Carbon?
Joseph E. Aldy, Dallas Burtraw, Carolyn Fischer +3
Summarizes a panel discussion by five economists on how the U.S. effectively prices carbon through cap-and-trade, regulations, and subsidies despite no federal carbon tax. Discusses policy options for the future.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalScience of the Total Environment2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Synergistic effect of carbon ETS and carbon tax under China's peak emission target: A dynamic CGE analysis
Zhang Y.
This paper uses a dynamic CGE model to analyze the synergistic effect of combining an emissions trading system (ETS) and a carbon tax to achieve China's peak emission target. It finds that a mixed policy approach is more cost-effective and …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2021#Carbon PricingDOI
Could carbon emission control firms achieve an effective financing in the carbon market? A case study of China's emission trading scheme
Li Y.
This paper examines whether carbon emission control firms can achieve effective financing through China's emission trading scheme (ETS). Using a case study approach, it evaluates the impact of carbon markets on corporate financing and offer…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2022#Carbon PricingDOI
The creative response of energy-intensive industries to the Emissions Trading System in the European Union
Lucena-Giraldo J.
This paper analyzes how energy-intensive industries in the EU respond creatively to the Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including energy efficiency and fuel switching. It provides empirical evidence on carbon pricing driving innovation a…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEuropean Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research2012#Carbon PricingDOI
Cost impacts of the inclusion of air transport into the European emissions trading scheme in the time period 2012-2020
Scheelhaase J.
This paper examines the cost implications of including air transport in the EU ETS from 2012 to 2020, assessing the financial burden on airlines and the effectiveness of carbon pricing in reducing aviation emissions.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSIAM Review2010#Carbon PricingDOI
Market design for emission trading schemes
Carmona R.
This paper focuses on the market design of emission trading schemes (ETS), exploring mechanisms for efficient carbon pricing. It analyzes design elements and their impacts.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalTechnology Analysis and Strategic Management2025#Carbon PricingDOI
Does the emissions trading system promote regional green innovation?–Evidence from Chinese prefecture-level cities
Yan L.
This paper investigates whether China's emissions trading system (ETS) promotes regional green innovation using prefecture-level city data. The empirical evidence suggests that ETS positively influences green innovation.
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Law and Economics2021#Carbon PricingDOI
Culture and compliance: evidence from the European union emissions trading scheme
Jo A.
This paper empirically examines how cultural factors influence firm compliance within the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). It provides insights into the relationship between national culture and regulatory compliance, with …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Environmental Management2025#Carbon PricingDOI
Impact of carbon emission trading on carbon transfers in China's inter-provincial and international trade
Zhang Y.
This paper analyzes the impact of China's carbon emission trading scheme on carbon transfers in inter-provincial and international trade, providing empirical evidence for policy evaluation.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability Switzerland2023#Carbon PricingDOI
Killing Two Birds with One Stone or Missing One of Them? The Synergistic Governance Effect of China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme on Pollution Control and Carbon Emission Reduction
Zhang Y.
This paper analyzes the synergistic governance effect of China's carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on pollution control and carbon emission reduction. Using empirical methods, it demonstrates that the ETS contributes to simultaneous red…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research2024#Carbon PricingDOI
Is carbon emission trading a green blessing or a curse for firm performance in China? A quasi-experiment design and exploring the spatial spillover effect
Zhang S.
This paper examines the impact of carbon emission trading on firm performance in China using a quasi-experimental design and explores spatial spillover effects. It provides causal evidence on how ETS affects firm outcomes across regions.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental Development2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Political construction of carbon pricing: Experience from New Zealand emissions trading scheme
Rontard B.
This paper analyzes the political construction of carbon pricing using the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme as a case study. It examines policy design and stakeholder dynamics, offering insights for the implementation of carbon pricing …
🇺🇸 USAJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Replication code and data for: Are carbon tariffs climate policy?
Gregory Casey, Kyle C. Meng, Ivan Rudik
This paper analyzes whether carbon tariffs (border carbon adjustments) are an effective climate policy. It provides fully reproducible code and data using Stata and Julia to generate all figures and tables.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Spatiotemporal dynamic evolution of carbon price formation mechanism: Evidence from multi-dimensional drivers of regional carbon markets in China
Xuecheng He, Jujie Wang
This study analyzes the spatiotemporal dynamic evolution of carbon price formation in Chinese regional carbon markets. It empirically examines the influence of multi-dimensional drivers such as policy, economy, and energy on carbon prices, …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalClimate Change Economics2026#Carbon PricingDOI
WHEN DO CARBON MARKETS REDUCE INEQUALITY? ARTICLE 6 TRANSFERS UNDER ALTERNATIVE FUTURES
Mel George, James Edmonds
This paper uses the GCAM integrated assessment model to evaluate whether Article 6 carbon market transfers reduce between-region income inequality. Under SSP1, SSP2, and net-zero pathways, the Gini coefficient decreases by 0.5–0.9 points by…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAmerican Economic Journal Macroeconomics2026#Carbon PricingDOI
The Economic Consequences of Effective Carbon Taxes
Felix Kapfhammer
This paper develops a novel monthly measure of effective carbon tax rates for four Nordic countries, addressing issues with existing measures. Using local projections, it finds that carbon taxes reduce emissions but also impair macroeconomi…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeEarthArXiv2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Does Free Allocation Slow Decarbonization ? Installation-Level Evidence from the EU ETS, Phases III and IV
Zeynalli, Farhad
This paper tests whether free allocation under the EU ETS slows installation-level decarbonization. Using 112,787 installation-year observations from 2013-2023, it regresses verified emissions on free allocation scaled by base-year emission…