GX & Decarbonization Research

Sofia Cabezon Wang, Sofia Cabezon Wang, Yuhe Zhu +3

This paper proposes a four-layered framework (project eligibility, risk-return architecture, information design, verification) to enhance the effectiveness of green finance. Using sustainable debt market data and case studies from Shanghai …

Sayyidah Ilman Nisa

The global shift to EVs has driven a surge in nickel demand, leading to extensive mining in eastern Indonesia with severe ecological degradation and environmental insecurity. This study integrates ecological imperialism, environmental secur…

Marina Marinelli, Zisimos Karagiannis, Athanasios Nasis +1

This study analyzes adoption determinants and challenges of sustainability certifications (LEED, BREEAM) in the Greek construction sector using quantitative data and interviews. LEED dominates, demand is limited to offices/commercial, and b…

Maribel González-Torres, Luis Pérez‐Lombard, C. Maduta

This study assesses the EU's progress towards a decarbonised building stock, revealing significant gaps in energy performance and renewable integration. Residential buildings need a 3% annual improvement, while non-residential must maintain…

Rolf Schmid, Lars Börger, Michael Carus +1

The European chemical industry, heavily reliant on fossil feedstocks, must decarbonize energy and defossilize carbon in products to meet climate goals. This brief reviews renewable energy and hydrogen supply trends, and the development of g…

Nadia Cerone, Luca Contuzzi, Giuseppe Domenico Zito +3

This study conducts a cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biochar produced from agricultural wood waste via pyro-gasification. Comparing a basic scenario with one that recovers heat, the authors find a Global Warming Potential (G…

Gwenael Velge

This appendix provides authentic source statements from which ideal-typical scenarios in Australia's energy transition were synthesized. Statements were selected for clarity in concentrating each scenario's internal logic, from four actor c…

Ahmad Al-Harbi

This paper analyzes how governance quality affects renewable electricity transition using panel data from 6 GCC and 5 ASEAN countries (2004-2024). It finds that improvements in corruption control and regulatory quality significantly increas…

Aikaterini Mastoraki, Maximos Frountzas, Foivos-Konstantinos Stamatis +7

This narrative review explores sustainability in the operating room (OR), identifying key challenges and current evidence. Climate change is deemed the greatest health threat, and healthcare must transform to meet net-zero goals. The OR is …

Robert Patrick, Alan Akobundu

This study examines the socio-cultural impacts of climate change on First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Through interviews and surveys in three reservations, it finds that climate change alters traditional medicine and berry …

Laura Déniz-Díaz, Edward A. Awafo, José A. Carta +1

This study develops an integrated planning framework based on the Smart Energy Systems concept to address high-renewable transitions in emerging energy systems, using Ghana as a case study. Through cost minimization with epsilon-constraints…

S.K. Sarkar, C. VENKATESH

This study analyzes India's renewable energy generation growth from 1991 to 2025 using a kinked exponential growth model. It finds that the annual growth rate accelerated from 7.47% before the 2010 policy breakpoint (JNNSM launch) to 13.62%…

Dr. G. YOGANANDHAM

This research analyzes Tamil Nadu's growth strategy as an integration of industrial development, technological progress, and sustainability. It focuses on energy security, digital transformation, and climate resilience, assessing responses …

Emmanuel Itodo Daniel, Augustine Makokha, Ren Xin +2

This report analyzes risks associated with the digital transition of critical energy infrastructure in maritime ports. It assesses risks such as cybersecurity and system failures that affect energy supply stability, offering insights for en…

Emmanuel Itodo Daniel, Augustine Makokha, Ren Xin +2

This report proposes a risk management framework for digital transition in critical energy infrastructure at ports. It addresses challenges such as cybersecurity and operational continuity during the energy transition.

Adnan Aijaz, Xinyi Lin

This paper proposes a packetized energy management (PEM) framework to transform 6G telecom infrastructure into energy-aware, grid-interactive assets. PEM schedules flexible demand as energy packets, improving renewable utilization, peak-awa…

Deva Pratim Mahanta, Bandita Choudhury, Upakul Mahanta

By 2026, India has become a global fulcrum for renewable energy transition, with non-fossil capacity reaching 51.9% (267 GW). This chapter analyzes the scaling of solar and wind, the strategic pivot to green hydrogen, and advanced storage i…

Shen Xiaowang

This paper criticizes the IEA's energy outlook for failing to incorporate climate carrying capacity as a physical constraint, and proposes the REMC model and GCSOS framework based on Prim-Lex Theory. It redefines 'energy security' as sustai…

Felix Michelet

This paper exploits the expansion of the Spanish-French electricity interconnector to estimate the effect of market integration on CO2 emissions avoided by Spanish wind and electricity prices. Integration increased emissions avoided in Fran…

Deva Pratim Mahanta, Bandita Choudhury, Upakul Mahanta

This chapter analyzes India's renewable energy transition, highlighting the 2025 milestone of 51.9% non-fossil fuel capacity. It examines solar and wind scaling, green hydrogen pivot, and storage integration, while identifying structural ch…