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.
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Development Finance for the Clean Transition in Emerging Economies
Hunter Hughes
The clean-energy transition in emerging markets is constrained by a structural cost-of-capital divide, with financing costs two to four times higher than in advanced economies. This barrier creates perverse incentives for fossil-fuel invest…
🌍 GlobalJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Economics of the Global Energy Transition — Investment gaps, stranded assets, and the fiscal implications of rapid decarbonization
Hunter Hughes
This report analyzes fiscal and investment dimensions of global decarbonization, quantifying clean-energy investment growth, stranded fossil-fuel assets, and emerging-market financing gaps under accelerated scenarios. It highlights sovereig…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainable Futures2026#AI × ESGDOI
Transactive energy management in modern multi-vectored energy systems: A comprehensive framework
Stephen Oko Gyan Torto, Rupendra Kumar Pachauri, Jai Govind Singh +4
This review systematically classifies transactive energy management (TEM) in multi-vector multi-agent energy systems, analyzing market topology, agent interaction, game-theoretic models, and deployment challenges. It introduces TE-RM, a hyb…
🌍 GlobalJournalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Impact of climate change on soil health and carbon sequestration: A systematic review
Tadesse Tesfaye, Girma Yitagesu, Teshale Anbessa
This systematic review examines how climate change affects soil health and carbon sequestration. Rising temperatures and altered precipitation degrade soil properties and reduce carbon storage capacity. However, agricultural practices like …
Preprint🇪🇺 Europe2026#Climate ScienceDOI
Warming-induced agricultural nitrous oxide emissions can offset mitigation benefits of fertiliser management
Jize Jiang, Lenny H. E. Winkel, Andrea Stenke +5
Using the DayCent model at 1 km resolution across Switzerland, this study quantifies N2O emissions from agricultural soils from 1981-2020. A 25% reduction in fertilizer use lowered emissions, but warming-induced increases offset these gains…
🌍 GlobalJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Climate RiskDOI
Global Warming Levels: Bringing Global Warming Levels into Regional Climate Planning for the Energy Sector
Will Krantz, Jacola Roman, Victoria L. Ford +5
This paper discusses the importance of the Global Warming Level (GWL) framework in regional climate planning, mitigating uncertainties from the CMIP5 to CMIP6 transition. Using Cal-Adapt as an example, it shows how GWL enables scenario-agno…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalMaritime Technology and Research2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A review of green port indicators
Boodsayapan Thitanon, Jihong Kim, Thi Thuy Linh Pham +1
This review analyzes the evolution of green port indicators across two periods (2010-2020 and 2022-2026). Pre-2021 indicators focused on localized compliance issues like air pollution and energy efficiency, while post-2021 indicators emphas…
Preprint🇺🇸 USAarXiv (Cornell University)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Beyond the Grid: Cost, Carbon, and Capital Requirements of On-Site Power Technologies for AI Data Centers
Eliseo Curcio
This paper evaluates nine on-site power technologies for AI data centers against a grid with endogenous pricing, using complete-site costs and measured GPU loads. Gas combined cycle costs 114 USD/MWh vs 92 USD grid; four-hour storage is cap…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeCrossref2026#GreenwashingDOI
Same Firms, Different Verdicts: ESG Rating Choice and the Measurement of Greenwashing
Rafal Sieradzki, Praveen Kumar Ashok Kumar
This paper measures the Disclosure-Performance Gap (DPG) between voluntary environmental disclosure and realized emissions performance for 200 large European firms, finding that flagship index membership and TCFD endorsement widen the gap, …
Preprint🌍 GlobalIOSR Journal of Economics and Finance2026#GreenwashingDOI
Green Washing In Mutual Funds
Aniketh Bharathwaj
This paper theorizes greenwashing in international mutual funds using signaling and agency theories, comparing EU SFDR and US SEC Names Rule amendments. It identifies four typologies of greenwashing and argues that regulatory fragmentation …
Preprint🌍 GlobalCrossref2026#GreenwashingDOI
Phantom Abatement Loop: Corporate Offsets, Public Project Pipelines, and the Financialization of Unverified Climate Outcomes
JunYoung Hur
This paper structurally defines the 'Phantom Abatement Loop,' a self-reinforcing mechanism where corporate transition pressure converts into offset demand, project finance, reported abatement claims, and perceived progress. It argues this l…
Preprint🌍 Global2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Prim‑Lex Natural Capital: From Accounting to Assetization —— A Tradable Natural Capital Asset Pricing Model Based on the RCE‑B/S 2.0 Upgrade
Xiaowang, Shen
This paper proposes the RCE-B/S 2.0 model to shift natural capital accounting from disclosure to pricing. It introduces an eight-dimensional discount formula and quantitative natural capital risk premium, claiming to improve credit rating p…
Preprint🌍 GlobalCrossref2026#AI × ESGDOI
Forecasting Carbon Sink Returns and Financial Viability of Afforestation Projects Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Farinu Uthman, Philip Edward, Adekola Priscilla
This study develops a hybrid AI model integrating random forest, LSTM, and gradient boosting to forecast carbon sequestration and financial returns of afforestation projects. Using satellite, soil, carbon price, climate, and cost data, it g…
Preprint🌍 Global2026#ESGDOI
Sustainable banking: funding costs, earnings management, and ESG washing
Islam, Md Jaber Al
This thesis empirically shows that banks' environmental engagement lowers funding costs, ESG controversies trigger income-increasing earnings management, and managerial ability mitigates ESG washing, using international samples and robust e…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeCrossref2026#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
The Determinants of ESG Data Requirements for SMEs in the European Union: Insights and Challenges from Hungary
Dorottya Sebestyén
This paper analyzes how EU non-financial reporting regulation, evolving from NFRD to CSRD, the 2025 Omnibus package, and the VSME, embeds SMEs through spillover mechanisms. It identifies three pathways: value chain transmission, financial g…
Preprint🌍 Global2026#AI × ESGDOI
Beyond Carbon Accounting: A Unified Digital ESG Framework for Manufacturing Industries Integrating CSRD, ESRS, the GHG Protocol, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Arpit Darbari
Proposes a Unified Digital ESG Framework (UDEF) for manufacturing that integrates CSRD/ESRS compliance, GHG Protocol-based accounting, and SDG alignment. Leverages smart metering, IIoT, cloud EMS, and AI-assisted decision support for contin…
PreprintCNApplied and Computational Engineering2026#HydrogenDOI
Application Potential of Hydrogen Energy in Oil and Gas Field Scenarios
Xunyi Wang
This study systematically evaluates hydrogen energy application in oil and gas fields, using literature review and case studies from Changqing, Shengli, and Tarim. It covers production routes (produced-water electrolysis, wind-solar hybrid,…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeThe Economy of Bulgaria and the European Union: 20 Years Since the Signing of the Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union and Membership in the Euro Area from 01.01.22026#Transition FinanceDOI
ТАКСОНОМИЯТА НА ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ СЪЮЗ И РОЛЯТА Й ЗА БАНКОВИЯ СЕКТОР
Alie Asanova Borizanova
This report analyzes the impact of the EU Taxonomy on the banking sector, examining its regulatory foundations and practical implications. It highlights new reporting obligations, changes in risk management, integration of ESG factors, and …
Preprint🌍 Global2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Bridging the Green Premium Gap: Policy Incentives to Mainstream Climate-Resilient Retrofitting in Institutional Real Estate Portfolios
Sani Inusa Milala, Shuaibu H. Manga, Abubakar Mohammed Garba
This conceptual paper addresses the green premium gap hindering climate-resilient retrofitting in institutional real estate. Through systematic literature review, it identifies five policy instruments—regulatory standards, financial incenti…
Preprint🌍 GlobalCrossref2026#ESGDOI
Building Trust in ESG Ratings ESG Ratings as Financial Market Infrastructure: Regulatory Developments, Capital Mobilisation and Africa's Sustainable Finance Opportunity
Anushka Bogdanov, Kunaal Kalyan, Andrey Bogdanov +2
This paper frames ESG ratings as emerging financial market infrastructure, analyzing regulatory developments across major jurisdictions including the EU, UK, India, Japan, Singapore, US, China, and African markets. It advocates a principles…