GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open 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.
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalZeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowosci2024#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
Voluntary assurance on sustainability reporting in European companies prior to CSRD implementation
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalCurrent Climate Change Reports2022#SBT/SBTiDOI
Can Science-Based Targets Make the Private Sector Paris-Aligned? A Review of the Emerging Evidence
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBusiness Ethics the Environment and Responsibility2024#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
What you see is what you get? Building confidence in ESG disclosures for sustainable finance through external assurance
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalNature Communications2023#Energy TransitionDOI
Truck platooning reshapes greenhouse gas emissions of the integrated vehicle-road infrastructure system
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalCarbon Balance and Management2018#Scope 1/2DOI
Delineating managed land for reporting national greenhouse gas emissions and removals to the United Nations framework convention on climate change
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…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBuildings2026#Renewable EnergyDOI
Artificial Intelligence-Based Urban Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Assessment: A Scoping Review
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…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews2026#CCUSDOI
Bed-type cryogenic carbon capture: A literature review and experimental study using phase change material
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…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalÖkologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Transition Finance
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.
🌍 GlobalPreprintZenodo2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Biomethane Splitting: The Hindered Carbon Removal Potential of Biohydrogen
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…
🇺🇸 USAPreprint2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
The urban share and regional urban dynamics of global greenhouse gas emissions
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEkonomika2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Decarbonization as a Business Risk: Theoretical Insights and Empirical Evidence from the Automotive Sector
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 …
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSocio-Economic Review2026#PolicyDOI
The states–markets–decarbonization nexus: reviewing an emerging political economy agenda
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…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalFrontiers in Fuels2026#HydrogenDOI
Pilot scale demonstration of potential for decarbonisation of industrial heating processes using hydrogen cofiring
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 …
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalJournal of Shipping and Trade2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Systematic review of ferry decarbonization in the maritime sector
Kadi Kasepõld, Deniece M. Aiken, Ulla P. Tapaninen
This systematic review following PRISMA analyzes 61 peer-reviewed publications on ferry decarbonization over 13 years. It identifies three key research areas: technological innovation, regulatory frameworks, and operational strategies with …
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalGreen Chemistry2026#HydrogenDOI
Exploring structural implications for renewable-based integrated electricity-hydrogen supply across the Pacific Rim
Haifeng Qiu, Yunzhi Wang, Wei Gu +2
This paper structurally analyzes how an integrated electricity and hydrogen supply system using solar and wind energy can contribute to net-zero goals and green hydrogen production across the Pacific Rim, exploring reliable and economic co-…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSocial Science Research Network2026#Carbon PricingDOI
We are all in the same boat: The welfare and carbon abatement effects of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Junbo Wang, Zhenyu Ma, Xiayang Fan
This study quantitatively evaluates the welfare and carbon abatement effects of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) using a multi-country general equilibrium model. It finds that CBAM improves welfare in the EU, Japan, South Ko…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalJournal of Transportation Engineering Part A Systems2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Optimizing Urban Passenger Transportation Modes to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Xuntao Qiu, Yuanwen Lai, Jianzheng Lin +6
This study develops a multiobjective optimization model to determine the optimal urban passenger transport modal structure that minimizes carbon emissions while balancing costs for stakeholders. Using a life-cycle assessment, it shows fuel-…
🇪🇺 EuropeDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Border Carbon Adjustment, Trade Margins, and Supplier Selection: Early Evidence from the EU CBAM
Haisai Wang
This paper provides early empirical evidence on how the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) affects trade margins and supplier selection. Using transaction data, it shows firms avoid high-carbon-cost suppliers, altering trade patte…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalInternational Journal of Chemistry2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Limitations and their Direction in International Trade in the Fertilizer Industry
Emin Yıldız, Ahmet Ozan Gezerman
This paper examines the limitations of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and its impact on international trade in the fertilizer industry. It discusses the implications of carbon-based tariffs, the selection of high-emission sec…
🌍 GlobalDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#AI × ESGDOI
ESG-DocQA: A Three-Annotator Validated Dataset for Evidence-Grounded Question Answering over Corporate ESG Reports
Huajian Jiang
We present ESG-DocQA, a benchmark dataset for evidence-grounded question answering over corporate ESG reports, with 300 validated samples annotated by three annotators, enabling document-image grounding.