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🇪🇺 EuropeJournalNature Climate Change2026#PolicyDOI
Empirical insights into residual emissions in urban net-zero targets
Giulia Ulpiani, Quirina Rodriguez Mendez, Valeria Todeschi +6
Analyzes residual emissions strategies of 103 European cities targeting net zero by 2030. Total residual emissions are 61.4 MtCO2e, mainly from buildings and transport. Develops a robustness index for compensation strategies, finding medium…
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2017#PolicyDOI
Greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and economic growth: A panel cointegration analysis for 16 Asian countries
Lu W.C.
Using panel cointegration analysis on 16 Asian countries, this study examines the long-run relationship among GHG emissions, energy consumption, and economic growth, offering insights for regional climate policy.
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy Research and Social Science2026#PolicyDOI
Eco-equalities for a Just Transition to Net Zero: Applying an equality mainstreaming framework
Sara M.S.
This paper proposes an 'equality mainstreaming' framework for a just transition to net zero, integrating social equity into environmental policy. It emphasizes addressing inequalities in the transition process, offering insights for policym…
Peer-reviewedJournalFutures2023#PolicyDOI
Contested net-zero target setting in a transitioning country: The case of South Korea
Joo J.
This paper analyzes the contested process of setting net-zero targets in South Korea, highlighting political and social conflicts. It reveals complexities in target-setting within a transitioning country and suggests challenges for consensu…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Land marketization, fiscal decentralization and carbon emissions
Wenfang Pu, Lanjiao Wen, Anlu Zhang
Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (1997-2020), this study analyzes how land marketization (LM) and fiscal decentralization (FD) affect carbon emissions (CE). LM reduces CE, while FD increases it. Both have spatial spillover effects…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#PolicyDOI
The Effects of the Dual Pilot Policy of Civilized City and Low-Carbon City on Green Production and Lifestyles: Empirical Evidence from China
Wen Zhou, Feifei Tian
This study examines the impact of the Dual Pilot Policy (DP) combining China's Civilized City and Low-Carbon City programs on urban green production and lifestyles (GPL). Using panel data from 276 cities (2002-2023) and a staggered DID mode…
Peer-reviewedJournalScientia2026#PolicyDOI
Uzbekistan Strengthens Its Role in International Environmental Policy
R. Kh. Mudarisova, N. M. Mukhiddinov
This paper analyzes Uzbekistan's environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and climate initiatives within international cooperation. Since joining the GEF, it has implemented projects on ecosystem restoration and low-carbon trans…
Preprint🇺🇸 USA2026#PolicyDOI
Reducing Methane Emissions Along Global Natural Gas Supply Chain through Import Standards
Ryna Yiyun Cui, Jiaxun Sun, Xinzhao Cheng +11
This study evaluates the effectiveness of methane-intensity import standards for natural gas using a global integrated assessment model (GCAM). It finds that import standards can reduce supply-chain emissions by 58% for major importers by 2…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#PolicyDOI
Seeking Stability Amid Uncertainty: The Impact of Climate Policy Uncertainty on Corporate Innovation Resilience
Zhengjie Chun, Yuchi Wu, Pan Pan +1
This study empirically examines the impact of climate policy uncertainty on corporate innovation resilience using Chinese A-share listed firms from 2010 to 2023. It finds that higher policy uncertainty is associated with greater innovation …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review2026#PolicyDOI
The role of governmental climate governance discourse in building climate-resilient cities
Yaobin Liu, Zenghui Zheng, Yuewei Chen +2
This paper analyzes how governmental climate governance discourse influences the building of climate-resilient cities. Focusing on Chinese cities, it examines the link between policy discourse and actual adaptation measures, suggesting effe…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2026#PolicyDOI
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Role of External Actors How did external actors influence the adjustment of the CSR Directive?
Agaba Albert, Qualitative Researcher
This paper analyzes how external actors (firms, NGOs, consultants) influenced the formation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). It sheds light on the role of stakeholders in policy adjustment, offering insights in…
CNDatasetFigshare2026#PolicyDOI
<b>From Mandates to Markets: Green Public Procurement and Low-Carbon Demand in China</b>
Jing Li
This paper empirically analyzes how green public procurement (GPP) in China creates low-carbon demand and shapes market formation. It examines the shift from mandatory policy to market mechanisms, highlighting the role of public procurement…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalLand Use Policy2026#PolicyDOI
Climate-policy pathways reshape cropland-expansion-driven deforestation and agricultural-carbon trade-off imbalance in the Amazon
Wencang Shen, Zhengfeng Zhang, Walter Timo de Vries +3
This study analyzes how climate policy pathways reshape the trade-off between cropland expansion, deforestation, and agricultural carbon emissions in the Amazon. It evaluates the impacts of climate policies on land-use change and carbon bud…
PreprintPsyArXiv (OSF Preprints)2026#Policy
Training adolescents on climate action fosters behavioral change across social concerns and generations
Adrià Bronchal, Esther Blanco, Aida Guerrero Tort +1
This field experiment with 762 high-school students and 416 parents shows that training cooperative decision-making for climate action increases real-money donations to pro-environmental causes, hope, and mitigation behavior. Positive spill…
DatasetRedape - Repositório de Dados de Pesquisa da Embrapa2026#PolicyDOI
Addressing land use change in bioenergy policies: the case of RenovaBio.
Renan Milagres Lage Novaes, Camila Espezio de Oliveira, Diego Ribeiro do Amaral +5
This paper provides data and methods to quantify direct land-use change (DLUC) CO2 emissions associated with biofuels and their impact on Brazil's RenovaBio decarbonization targets. It includes municipality-level estimates for maize ethanol…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability2026#PolicyDOI
Climate-resilient infrastructure and the future of the SDGs
Mariam Zaqout, Flavio Martins, Sam Godfrey +1
This paper argues that climate change will worsen infrastructure gaps, threatening SDG achievement. It proposes a new generation of cross-sectoral, climate-resilient infrastructure SDGs, leveraging interdependencies among water, energy, and…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2026#PolicyDOI
Aligning National Certification Systems with EU Whole-Life Carbon Policy: A Comparative Assessment of YES-TR, DGNB and Level(s)
Duygu Erten
This study assesses the alignment of Türkiye's YES-TR and DGNB certification systems with the EU Level(s) framework via a qualitative crosswalk. DGNB shows stronger alignment, while YES-TR lacks methodological equivalence for whole-life GWP…
Preprint🌍 GlobalarXiv2026#Policy
Robustness over efficiency in climate coalitions: a bistable model and a map of architectures
Juergen Renn
International climate cooperation faces a trade-off between efficiency and robustness to institutional erosion. This paper formalizes a coalition-formation game with membership premium and outsider drain, using robust control to analyze sta…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy and Climate Change2026#PolicyDOI
A bibliometrics review of non-CO2 greenhouse gas reduction strategies
Yi-Ming Wei, Si-Yu Liu, Li-Jing Liu +8
This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of research on non-CO2 greenhouse gas reduction strategies, identifying trends and key themes. It offers insights for policy and technology development, though it likely lacks specific empirical d…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalTerritory, Politics, Governance2026#PolicyDOI
Multilevel governance and the decarbonisation of transportation: towards a research agenda
Jörg Broschek
This paper examines the role of multilevel governance in decarbonizing transportation and proposes a research agenda. It highlights the importance of intergovernmental coordination and policy integration to align transport policies with cli…