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.
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEdward Elgar Publishing eBooks2026#PolicyDOI
Regulating low-carbon technologies in rural areas in the European Union
Milton Fernando Montoya, Alberto Quintavalla
This paper analyzes the regulatory framework for low-carbon technologies in rural areas of the EU, examining implementation challenges and opportunities. It highlights region-specific barriers and enablers, offering insights for effective g…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#PolicyDOI
Preferential Trading Agreements and Embodied Carbon Emission Transfers: Effects, Mechanisms, and Implications for Sustainable Development
Erdan Wang, Hao Chen, Renfeng Li +1
This study empirically examines how preferential trade agreements (PTAs) affect embodied carbon emissions in trade using bilateral trade data and a staggered difference-in-differences approach. It finds that PTA signing reduces carbon embod…
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…
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🇪🇺 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…
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-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCarbon and Climate Law Review2025#PolicyDOI
How Climate Policies Impact Developing Countries: The Case of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Grácová K.
This paper analyzes the impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on developing countries. It examines how CBAM affects export competitiveness and industrial structure in developing nations, considering the international …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalScottish Journal of Political Economy2026#PolicyDOI
Environmental Policies and Wage Inequality: Evidence From China's Low‐Carbon City Policy
Hongfang Han, Jiakai Zhang
This study examines the impact of China's low-carbon city policy (LCCP) on wage inequality between executives and rank-and-file employees using a difference-in-differences approach with A-share listed firm data (2007-2023). The LCCP reduces…
🌍 GlobalJournalResearch Explorer (The University of Manchester)2026#Policy
International shipping climate change targets - update
Simon; id_orcid 0000-0002-1935-1519 Bullock, Alice; id_orcid 0000-0003-4551-1608 Larkin, James; id_orcid 0000-0001-7435-9954 Mason
This briefing note updates the 2023 paper on IMO targets, incorporating latest data on global CO2 emissions, shipping emissions, and remaining carbon budgets to propose Paris-compatible targets for international shipping.
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#PolicyDOI
Reforming International Investment Law to Align with Climate Change
Kabir Duggal, Andrés Alvarez Calderón
This chapter examines the tension between international investment law and climate policies, proposing substantive reforms to investment treaties and ISDS to support climate governance. It highlights the investment gap for energy transition…
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#PolicyDOI
Reforming Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Procedure for Energy Transition Disputes
Fahira Brodlija
This chapter analyzes reforms to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the context of energy transition, arguing that ISDS can be a tool for sustainable development rather than an obstacle. It reviews national and international reform…
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#PolicyDOI
The International Energy Architecture and Energy Transition
Volker Roeben
This chapter analyzes the intersection of international energy law and climate protection policies. It examines how institutions like the Energy Charter Treaty and WTO adapt to energy transition, referencing the Paris Agreement and the ICJ'…
🇺🇸 USAJournalCambridge University Press eBooks2026#PolicyDOI
Public Policy and Climate Risk Management
Jonas Gamso
This chapter examines how national policies (governance, capacity building, incentives) moderate the negative relationship between climate vulnerability and foreign direct investment. Cross-national analysis shows that stronger policy areas…
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#PolicyDOI
Climate Litigation
S. Maria José Alarcón
This chapter examines the role of climate litigation in fostering energy transition. It clarifies definitions, typologies, and functions of climate litigation, and discusses how case law drives transition. It also covers human rights and ju…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalLondon School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)2026#Policy
Just Transition and Green v. Green litigation: adjudicating dilemmas on the road to a low-carbon future
Joana Setzer
This article examines the evolution of climate litigation from a tool to compel action to a forum for contesting the quality and fairness of climate measures. It analyzes 'just transition' litigation, where workers and communities claim cli…
🌍 GlobalJournalFigshare2026#PolicyDOI
Policy Toolkit: 5 - Building Scale Embodied Carbon Performance Requirements
Meghan Lewis, Brad Benke, Stephanie Carlisle +1
This factsheet outlines performance-based building policy requirements to address embodied carbon—GHG emissions from materials and construction across a building's life cycle. Reducing embodied emissions also mitigates pollution impacts on …
🇺🇸 USAJournalFigshare2026#PolicyDOI
Policy Toolkit: 4 - Buy Clean Policies: Overview and Implementation
Brook Waldman, Meghan Lewis, Jordan Palmeri
Buy Clean policies integrate low-carbon requirements into government procurement of construction materials, using EPDs and GWP limits to reduce embodied carbon. Leveraging government purchasing power, they boost demand for low-carbon materi…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnvironmental Research Letters2026#PolicyDOI
A new approach to determine national greenhouse gas budgets
Antti-Ilari Partanen, Tommi Ekholm, Jyri Seppälä +7
We propose a new approach to determine national GHG budgets consistent with the 1.5°C goal and compatible with national GHG inventory accounting. The method adjusts CO2-warming-equivalent budgets for non-CO2 GHGs and LULUCF indirect effects…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Science & Technology2026#PolicyDOI
City-Scale, Source-ResolvedMethane Inventories RevealDrivers and Mitigation Pathways Across China’s Cities
Li Zhang, Y.-C Chen, Ke Wang +12
This study develops a harmonized, source-resolved methane inventory for 339 Chinese cities (2018-2024) across energy, agriculture, and waste sectors. Using LMDI decomposition and scenario analysis, it identifies economic activity as the dom…