GX & Decarbonization Research

Amir Hossein Nimjerdi, Amir Hossein Nimjerdi, Amir Hossein Nimjerdi +1

This study empirically examines the impact of the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework on the ecological footprint of member states, focusing on the moderating role of green technology innovation. Using difference-in-differences and triple-…

Ulf J.J. Hahnel, Nina L. Frings

This study examines public perceptions of climate policy effectiveness and fairness across four policy types and two domains in 15 countries (N=6,052). Results show that individuals in the Global South are more optimistic and perceive polic…

Lisa Rennels, Frank Errickson, David Smith +3

This paper applies a robust decision-making framework to climate policy evaluation, showing that shifting from expected utility maximization to a regret-averse approach drives more aggressive emissions reductions. Uncertainties about socio-…

Overland I.

This review examines climate clubs and carbon border adjustments (CBAM), analyzing their conceptual foundations, policy implementations, and economic implications for global decarbonization.

Maher A.

This paper examines how a social practice approach can enhance government-supported decarbonisation initiatives for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), offering insights for improving policy effectiveness.

Aksornchan Chaianong, Puru Malhotra, Ioannis Milioritsas +2

This dataset provides detailed, machine-readable data on climate (emissions-reduction) targets for all Paris Agreement signatories from 1997 to 2026. Developed between 2024 and January 2026, it is published under CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Funde…

G. Halkos, Panagiotis-Stavros Aslanidis

This review of 52 studies and 1 report (2010-2025) proposes a circular climate action (CCA) framework to analyze SDG 13 trends across regions and income groups. Findings reveal a paradox: low-income countries appear closer to SDG 13, while …

Luyuan Tang, Shiyao Xie, Yuan Xu +1

This study examines the impact of China's Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy (LCCP) on AI industry development using a staggered difference-in-differences framework with data from 285 Chinese cities (2007-2022). Results show LCCP is associated wi…

Simge Pelit

This paper analyzes how the Ukraine conflict transformed EU energy security policy. Through a comparative assessment of pre- and post-conflict periods, it finds a shift from external energy dependence toward diversification, resilience, ren…

Fubin Luo, Zimeng Kong, Xinyu Wang +2

This study examines the causal impact of international sister city partnerships (ISCPs) on carbon emissions using a panel dataset of 296 Chinese cities from 2000-2022. Using a Bartik instrument, we find that ISCPs causally promote decarboni…

Ye Liang, R-L Zhang, Zhu Kai

This paper constructs a city-level carbon rebound index (CRI) and uses China's energy consumption permit trading policy (ECPTP) as a natural experiment. It finds that ECPTP significantly elevates urban carbon rebound by 21.19%, and reveals …

F. O. Ayodele, B. Ayodele, T. Oladele +2

This systematic review and quantitative policy synthesis examines the strategic role of carbon disclosure policies in carbon emission management. Using PRISMA and secondary data, it finds that high carbon tax implementation in countries lik…

Jianghui He, Min Cao

This policy review provides a comprehensive overview of global blue carbon governance under the United Nations system, examining interfaces with UNFCCC, CBD, Ramsar Convention, SDGs, and Sendai Framework. It identifies four structural bottl…

Moses Adjei, Judith van Leeuwen, H. Pereira

This paper examines governance challenges and barriers to implementing the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in the shipping sector, analyzing design, enforcement, and international coordination issues that affect the effectiveness of decar…

Cait Hewitt, Rosie Allen, Ajay Gambhir +7

This submission assesses the Climate Change Committee's recommendations for the 7th carbon budget, evaluating key assumptions, technology choices, and economic implications, and finds the approach reasonable and well-evidenced.

Carmen Heinrich

This study analyzes climate policy mixes and environmental innovation (EI) across 13 OECD countries including Japan using a Bayesian hierarchical model. It finds that the overall size of the policy mix is the strongest predictor of higher E…

William Hopkinson

This article is the first to use qualitative comparative analysis to examine variation in NDC ambition among OECD states. It finds that low fossil fuel interests and non-left partisanship can overcome institutional barriers for ambitious ND…

Xianli Zhu

The central challenge for 2026-2028 climate policy is executing existing commitments amid political fragmentation. The paper analyzes six trends: emissions plateau, emerging Article 6 credit market, climate finance crunch, grid bottlenecks,…

den Elzen M.G.J.

This paper analyzes how uncertainties in net-zero climate targets affect greenhouse gas emissions projections. It shows that varying assumptions about target stringency lead to wide ranges in projected emissions.

Kloesel K.

This paper argues that achieving net-zero requires a narrative shift from solely focusing on emission reductions to integrating carbon removal (CDR, CCUS). It contends that the current reduction-centric narrative is insufficient and calls f…