GX & Decarbonization Research

Md Qamruzzaman, Abdulateif A. Almulhim, Abdullah A. Aljughaiman

Using advanced econometrics on BRICS+T time-series data, this study finds that digitalisation and green finance improve environmental sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions in the long run. It also reveals non-linear effects and supports …

Xvlu Wang, Minrui Zheng, Xiaoyuan Zhang +5

This paper analyzes the decoupling of carbon emissions from land use efficiency under carbon reduction targets and identifies its driving forces. It clarifies mechanisms by which land use efficiency contributes to emission reductions, offer…

Yu Jiang, Yu Yan, Zeren Gongbu +2

This study uses a discrete choice experiment to analyze Chinese farmers' preferences for low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) extension program attributes: organizing body, delivery agent, format, and participation cost. Results show d…

Yu Jiang, Yu Yan, Zeren Gongbu +2

This study uses a discrete choice experiment with Chinese farmers to analyze preferences for organized low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) extension programs. Delivery format is the most influential attribute; programs organized by go…

Gulkhayo Sharipova

This study analyzes Uzbekistan's shift from gas exporter to importer using path dependence and self-reinforcing mechanisms. Employing process tracing, it explains how historical choices locked the country into a trajectory leading to the 20…

Dorothea Kistinger, Noah Kögel, Nicolas Koch +1

This study examines the electoral consequences of Germany's Building Energy Act amendment, using building-level data to approximate household compliance costs. Difference-in-differences and triple-difference models reveal significant vote s…

E. Kuceva, A. Burmistrov, V. Zharkova +1

This paper compares green transition strategies of China, the US, and Russia based on current statistics. It examines China's dominance in renewable energy and EV production chains, the US's innovative and protectionist approach under the I…

Anita Foerster, Ella Vines

This article analyzes the relationship between the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, mapping two regulatory domains in Australia: substantive environmental law and financial risk disclosure obligations.…

Jie Li, Yuhang Xie, Zhijiong Huang +2

This paper analyzes the drivers of air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions in China's Greater Bay Area since 2010, decomposing regional emission trends to inform policy and decarbonization strategies.

Goran Dominioni, Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Alberto Quintavalla

This study uses survey experiments in France and Hungary to test whether legally binding net-zero targets increase public support for climate policies compared to non-binding commitments. Results show no significant difference, suggesting t…

Dongxiao Niu, Justin Steil, Siqi Zheng

Using the staggered adoption of Massachusetts' Stretch Energy Code as a quasi-natural experiment, this paper estimates causal effects on housing prices and new construction. Effects are modest on average but concentrated in low/median-incom…

Kang Zhang, Xiaoxu Wang

This paper analyzes the challenges of marine blue carbon protection and governance in China's 'dual carbon' strategy, proposing a multi-stakeholder collaborative governance model through law-policy synergy. It identifies gaps in specialized…

Melissa Keeley, Andrea Herrera Krug, Nils Berglund +2

This study empirically evaluates Washington DC's Green Area Ratio (GAR), a performance-based zoning regulation for nature-based solutions (NBS), using approval records from 1,329 properties (2015-2025). Approximately 184 hectares of NBS wer…

Changqing Guo, Ruizhen Liu, Xueyu Bai +1

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of establishing national big data comprehensive pilot zones on urban green and low-carbon development in China. It examines whether the clustering of big data industries contributes to environmenta…

Jing Li

This paper empirically analyzes how China's green public procurement policies have created demand for low-carbon products. It quantifies the market creation effects of such policies and highlights the role of public procurement in the green…

Akhil Gawas, B. P. Sarath Chandran

This study examines the long- and short-run dynamics of trade openness, economic growth, and CO2 emissions in India within the EKC framework using ARDL and structural break analysis (1971-2021). The EKC hypothesis is supported with an incom…

Khaled Al-Kassimi, Muhammad Atif, Tabinda Saeed

Using a neoclassical realist framework, this study compares climate policy development in the US and China, focusing on how domestic institutions and state priorities shape emissions reduction and renewable energy strategies. It identifies …

Esther Blanco, Adrià Bronchal, 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 monetary donations to environmental causes, boosts hope and mitigation behavior, and spill…

Mamud Musah

This report, developed during the EMP-G 2026 training, assesses the feasibility of Ghana's NDC targets through sectoral transition rate analysis. It identifies gaps in policy and investment needed to achieve renewable energy and energy effi…

Angel Ann A. Pagpaguitan, Althea T. Horca, Ana Rose B. Velunta +2

This study compares top-down (international treaties) and bottom-up (city/community) governance models for climate mitigation, using Ostrom's polycentric governance theory. It finds both have strengths and weaknesses, and argues that linkin…