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🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
The Carbon Emission Reduction Effects of Market-Based Environmental Policies: A Study Based on Carbon Emissions Trading Policies
Shuaijia Du, Shuaina Li, Xiaogeng Niu
Using a quasi-natural experiment of China's carbon emissions trading pilot policy since 2013, this study employs a multi-period DID model on 30-province panel data. It finds significant emission reductions (coefficient -0.1701), with strong…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalTanmiyaẗ al-rāfidayn2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Evaluating the Role of Green Bonds as a Tool for Financing the Transition Toward a Low-Carbon Economy and Achieving banking Sustainability
Hanaa Ibraheem Hussein, Hozan Tahseen Tawfeeq
This study examines the causal effect of green bond issuance on bank ESG performance using a global panel of 113 banks (1,243 bank-year observations) and IV-2SLS estimation. Results show green bond issuance significantly improves ESG scores…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalLandscape Ecology2026#Renewable EnergyDOI
The integrated landscape approach for renewable energy planning: a spatial framework through the energyshed and landscape transect
Yekang Ko
As renewable energy expansion conflicts with land use and biodiversity, this perspective proposes a spatial planning framework based on the Integrated Landscape Approach (ILA). Using the landscape transect and energyshed, it links place-bas…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalNature Communications2026#Energy TransitionDOI
High costs of capital shape the mitigation effects of renewable energy deployment globally
Luke Hatton, Gbemi Oluleye, Malte Jansen +2
High capital costs hinder renewables in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite high mitigation potential. This study shows that renewable projects in LMICs can mitigate over 20 times more emissions per project than in high-income…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSustainable Production and Consumption2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Environmental assessment of carbon mitigation retrofit pathways in integrated BF-BOF steel plants under electricity supply scenarios
S. Pascual, C. Barón, M. Bailera +3
This study assesses carbon mitigation retrofit pathways for integrated BF-BOF steel plants under various electricity supply scenarios. It quantifies how power decarbonization affects the environmental performance of retrofit technologies, o…
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🌍 GlobalJournalEnergy Reports2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Multi-dimensional market framework for electricity, environment, and security in Thailand’s energy transition
Prakaipetch Muangkhiew, Nan Zhao, Keerati Chayakulkheeree
This paper proposes a multi-dimensional electricity market-clearing framework that co-optimizes carbon pricing, renewable incentives, and ancillary services. Validation on IEEE 30-bus and a 160-bus Thai system shows ~5% emission reduction a…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalProcesses2026#AI × ESGDOI
AI-Based Optimization for Biofuel Production: Strategies for Utilizing Degraded Land for Climate Change Mitigation, Green Finance Mobilization, and Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
ANJALI CHAUDHARY, Hebah Shalhoob, Kholoud Y. Bajunaied +5
This study provides a comprehensive analysis integrating AI optimization for biofuel production on degraded lands with climate mitigation and green finance mobilization. Based on 152 studies and international datasets, it shows AI technique…
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🌍 GlobalJournalGeoscientific model development2026#Energy TransitionDOI
AD-MERGE 2.0: an integrated assessment of the Nexus among energy transitions, climate impacts, and adaptation responses
Kamyar Amirmoeini, Olivier Bahn, Kelly de Bruin +3
AD-MERGE 2.0 is an enhanced integrated assessment model that couples climate mitigation with reactive and proactive adaptation strategies. It incorporates variable renewables, DACCS, and aligns with SSP2. Scenario analysis reveals trade-off…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Environmental Economics and Management2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Coal phase-out in a second-best setting: Evidence from China’s coal-to-gas transition
Antonio M. Bento, Ruozi Song, Bing Zhang
This paper empirically analyzes China's coal-to-gas transition as a case of coal phase-out in a second-best setting, evaluating the costs and benefits of policy interventions amid market distortions. It provides insights for effective polic…
Preprint🌍 GlobalEarthArXiv2026#CCUSDOI
Estimating CO2 Leakage Fluxes along Legacy Wells Using a Rapid Physics-Based Screening Approach
Ramachandran, Hariharan, De Jonge-Anderson, Iain, Pullen, Benjamin +1
Expanding CO2 storage requires assessing leakage risks from legacy wells, but high-fidelity simulations are computationally intensive. This paper presents QWellRATE, a simplified physics-based model that rapidly estimates CO2 leakage fluxes…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Climate ScienceDOI
The ScenarioMIP-CMIP7 Low Emission marker scenario: Holding warming likely below 2°C in a middle-of-the-road world
Fricko, Oliver, Wu, Yazhen, Zhang, Shaohui +44
This paper presents a new low-emission marker scenario for CMIP7, demonstrating the possibility of limiting warming below 2°C under a middle-of-the-road socioeconomic pathway. It strengthens the link between climate models and integrated as…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeZenodo2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Model Code and Input Data for "Long-Term Energy Transition under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Implications for Cross-Border Electricity Trade and System Transformation"
Ćosić, Boris, Herc, Luka, Duić, Neven
This repository provides the model code and input data for the H2RES model, analyzing the interconnected power systems of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia from 2026 to 2040 under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. It include…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#ESGDOI
ESG Operationalization along the value chain: A combined Bibliometric analysis and Systematic literature review of determinants and firm value implications (2015–2024)
Salma KAMEL, Imane RAHJ
This paper conducts a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review (2015-2024) on ESG operationalization and firm value. Analyzing 168 articles quantitatively and 40 in-depth, it finds that ESG operationalization creates firm valu…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Waste To Wings Through Sustainable Fuel Innovation For Regenerative Futures
Zafar, Fatima
This study explores converting mixed plastic waste into renewable aviation fuel via thermochemical routes. It addresses low recycling rates and aviation emissions, arguing waste-based SAF can contribute to net-zero aviation. It examines pro…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalApplied Sciences2026#HydrogenDOI
Use of Hydrogen in Industry as a Driver for Decarbonization: A Comprehensive Review
Fabiola Tovar-Lasheras, Jorge Arroyo, Pedro Garcia-Gonzalez +2
This review analyzes hydrogen combustion's decarbonization potential in energy-intensive industries (steel, cement, glass, ceramics, refining, chemicals) along three axes: combustion fundamentals, CFD modeling, and AI/camera diagnostics. It…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalnpj Sustainable Mobility and Transport2026#EV & TransportDOI
Addressing charging poverty as a barrier to equitable transport decarbonization
Maria Xylia, Claudia Strambo, Björn Nykvist +1
This paper defines 'charging poverty' as the inability to afford or access sufficient, reliable, and socially inclusive EV charging. It proposes a conceptual framework with five dimensions (economic, spatial, functional, temporal, digital),…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergies2023#HydrogenDOI
Towards the Integration of Flexible Green Hydrogen Demand and Production in Ireland: Opportunities, Barriers, and Recommendations
De Tommasi L.
This paper examines the integration of flexible green hydrogen demand and production in Ireland, analyzing opportunities and barriers. It provides policy recommendations to enhance the viability of renewable hydrogen in the energy system an…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability Switzerland2018#Carbon PricingDOI
Can China's carbon emissions trading rights mechanism transform its manufacturing industry? Based on the perspective of enterprise behavior
Dai Y.
This paper analyzes the impact of China's emissions trading scheme (ETS) on the transformation of the manufacturing industry from the perspective of enterprise behavior. It empirically evaluates policy effectiveness and provides implication…