GX & Decarbonization Research

Sylvie Douard, Laura Teodorescu, Franck Pra +5

The HEATERNAL EU project develops a high-temperature (>500°C) thermal energy storage system using phase-change materials to recover industrial waste heat, aiming to replace natural gas and integrate renewables. It targets 350% energy densit…

Raya-Tapia A.Y.

A review of Power-to-X (P2X) technologies, focusing on sustainable energy carriers like hydrogen and synthetic fuels. It discusses their role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors and supporting the green chemical revolution.

del Río P.

This systematic literature review examines survey-based studies on social acceptance of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). It identifies key drivers (e.g., perceived benefits, trust) and barriers (e.g., risk perception, lack of…

Bronstering G.

This paper discusses how the European Central Bank (ECB) can leverage the EU's sustainable finance framework to build a coherent green macrofinancial regime that secures climate objectives and price stability. It explores policy tools and i…

Yu Z.

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of China's carbon emission trading (ETS) policy on forest carbon sink growth. It examines mechanisms through which carbon pricing incentivizes forest management and afforestation, quantifying polic…

Zhao Z.

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of China's carbon emission trading policy on energy structure transition. It examines the effectiveness of the policy and provides implications for energy transition.

Lan J.

Empirical analysis of China's carbon emission trading pilot policy, evaluating its contribution to carbon peak and neutrality goals, offering insights for policy design.

Macuda M.

This paper examines the state of voluntary assurance on sustainability reporting in European companies before the implementation of the CSRD. It investigates the prevalence, types (limited vs. reasonable assurance), and providers of assuran…

Bjørn A.

This review assesses emerging evidence on whether Science-Based Targets (SBTs) effectively align corporate emissions reductions with Paris Agreement goals. It examines whether SBT adoption drives actual emission cuts and identifies mechanis…

Boiral O.

This paper examines how external assurance of ESG disclosures affects investor and financial institution confidence. It analyzes the relationship between assurance quality and disclosure reliability, highlighting challenges in assurance sta…

Cheng H.

This study analyzes how truck platooning affects greenhouse gas emissions from the integrated vehicle-road infrastructure system. It quantifies emission reductions through aerodynamic drag reduction and traffic flow optimization, highlighti…

Ogle S.M.

This paper addresses the methodological challenge of defining and delineating managed land for national greenhouse gas inventories under the UNFCCC. The definition of managed land directly impacts emission and removal estimates, and the pap…

Ran Tian, Zongwu Xu, Jun Han +1

This scoping review systematically examines the methodologies and workflow evolution of AI-based urban rooftop photovoltaic (RPV) potential assessment. From 524 initial articles, 48 studies were selected, revealing a shift from conventional…

Lizhong Yang, Jun Onn Khor, W Liu +2

This paper presents a literature review and experimental study on bed-type cryogenic carbon capture using phase change materials (PCMs). The experiments demonstrate that PCM-based thermal management can improve capture efficiency, potential…

Anna-Lena Herforth, Karolin Kirschenmann

This paper discusses transition finance as the financing of economic transformation, highlighting its emerging concept and the need for sharper contours. It promises new impulses for both research and practice.

Bulfaro, Isabella, Sánchez, Anna, Fadul, Mikel +3

This study systematically compares GHG emissions from biomethane splitting for hydrogen and solid carbon under three accounting frameworks: EU RED III, UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard, and ISO LCA. RED III underestimates removal potential b…

Kevin Gurney, Bilal Aslam, Pawlok Dass +2

Using a new machine-learning global FFCO2 dataset (Vulcan-UrbanML), this study estimates urban share of global territorial FFCO2 emissions at 63.6-69.9% for 2022, and consumption-based urban share at 65.3-79.3%. Per capita urban emissions a…

Maurizio Pompella, Nicos Scordis

This paper conceptualizes decarbonization as a wicked problem, introducing a risk-based framework for transition risk. Using ESG data and Scope 1-3 emissions from eight global automotive firms (2017-2023), it develops a Decoupling Index to …

Daniel Driscoll, Mathias Larsen

This state-of-the-art article synthesizes the burgeoning political economy research on how states and markets interact with decarbonization. It identifies three core areas: international financial subordination, industrial policy, and compa…

Andrew D. Heeley, Karen N. N. Finney, János Szuhánszki +3

This paper reports a pilot-scale demonstration evaluating hydrogen and natural gas co-firing in an industrial furnace. Key findings: radiant heat flux depends on furnace temperature, not fuel composition; chamber geometry and solid surface …