GX & Decarbonization Research

Wenjie Fan, Tingting Yu, Heng Wu

Using a panel of 5,000 Chinese listed firms (2008-2023) and a difference-in-differences design, this study finds that carbon pricing under China's ETS significantly reduces corporate investment, especially in high-emission sectors and large…

Jinlong Zhang, Wei Zhang

Using the phased rollout of China's carbon emission trading (CET) pilot policy, this study employs a staggered DID model to identify how transition risks from carbon pricing are priced in stock returns. CET-covered firms exhibit a significa…

Boduen Wang

This paper proposes a novel accounting framework that links Scope 3 inventory reductions to actual emissions consequences, incorporating reachability and evidence constraints. It aims for more realistic and verifiable emissions reduction as…

Yukino Kobayashi, Jiun-Da Lin

This article explains why Japan's GX sovereign bonds took a transition-labelled form, using a political economy lens. It shows how METI and transition-exposed industries shaped eligibility rules, while environmental actors had limited influ…

Hyo-Keun Jung, Hyung-Kun Joo

This paper examines transition finance strategies for export manufacturing industries to address carbon neutrality risks, focusing on trade-finance linkages. It proposes a financing framework to maintain and enhance international competitiv…

Mr, Lavudi Vijay, Dr. A. KARTHIGEYAN

This study empirically models the transmission of sustainable finance in banking, linking policy frameworks, ESG integration, green lending, and transition outcomes via PLS-SEM on survey data from 214 banking professionals. Findings show po…

Adel Ben Youssef, Mounir Dahmani, Davide La Torre

This study evaluates the efficiency of green finance and energy transition policies in OECD countries using an integrated MCDA and SHAP approach. It provides insights for policy prioritization and efficiency improvement.

Tariq Muhammad Hussein Al-Zoubi, Odai Al-Hailat, A. Alomar +1

AI is transforming ESG data collection and disclosure but raises transparency, verification, and AI-enabled greenwashing concerns. This doctrinal legal study proposes an integrated governance framework combining transparency, human oversigh…

Francesco Mastropierro

The ALRIGH2T project develops a multi-fidelity digital twin of hydrogen refuelling and a VR training environment to accelerate safe, efficient hydrogen refuelling for next-gen sustainable aircraft, minimizing risk and providing insights.

Elena Timofeeva, Arne Surmann, Patrick Selzam +3

This study simulates a reference urban energy community (rooftop PV, batteries, EVs, heat pumps) across 16 scenarios under four European regulatory frameworks. PV capacity is the main driver of energy autonomy (16.3-30.8% of demand), optimi…

Khondokar H. Kabir, Ataharul Chowdhury

Using Q-methodology with 22 Canadian agri-food professionals, this study identifies three discourses on climate misinformation: Ideology Over Evidence, The Literacy Gap, and The Platform Problem. Findings reveal weakened trust in science an…

Norah H. Almousa, Khawla M. Almalahi, Khulud A. Abuhaimed +3

This paper comprehensively reviews advanced thermochemical and catalytic conversion technologies for producing biofuels and biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. It compares pyrolysis, gasification, and hydrothermal liquefaction, highl…

Rima Das, Shubham Chaudhary, Abhishek Pandey +2

This chapter analyzes challenges of energy security and low-carbon transition in urban areas, proposing integration of renewable energy, smart grids, microgrids, and IoT/data-driven technologies. It discusses regulatory barriers, socioecono…

Chris Roberts, Mary Jo Dolasinski, Misty Johanson

This study evaluates macro-structural conditions enabling the transition from sustainable to regenerative tourism across ten coastal tourism countries using a multivariate indicator framework and hierarchical cluster analysis. It identifies…

Aldis Butlers, David Ellison, Ieva Līcīte +1

This perspective rethinks afforestation and rewetting as complementary, not competing, climate mitigation strategies for degraded peatlands in the EU. It provides evidence-based arguments for context-appropriate implementation, aiming to in…

Jane Osei, K. Brown, Mehran Nejati

This study examines implementation challenges of solar energy technology (SET) policy incentives in Ghana through 17 expert interviews, finding an underdeveloped policy framework reliant on tax incentives with weak political commitment. It …

Shalini Bhattacharyya, Rameshpathy Manian

This review provides a chronological overview of biofuels' development and innovations, highlighting the necessity of energy transition via Hubbert Peak Theory and fossil fuel depletion. Using a PRISMA 2020-guided systematic framework integ…

Qianru Li, Xin Guo, Lu Chen +1

This paper models two-period production and carbon abatement decisions for remanufacturing firms under capital constraints, comparing carbon quota pledge financing (CQPF) with self-financing. Results show CQPF boosts abatement and profits w…

Allam AN, Qasem NA, Nemitallah MA +2

This study proposes an integrated SMR-adsorption process for blue hydrogen production and evaluates CO2 capture and hydrogen purification via CFD. Results show that low temperature, high pressure, and low GHSV extend breakthrough time and i…

Alfahdi H, Alhussain H, Hasan H +5

This paper proposes ST-GAIN+, a spatiotemporal GAN for imputing missing solar irradiance data, integrating TCNs, dual attention, and Bayesian uncertainty estimation. Evaluated on real datasets under MCAR missing rates of 30-90%, it achieves…