GX & Decarbonization Research

Sheikh Ali Tanzil, Kishor Chandra Meher

This qualitative study examines how Fijian listed companies navigate global ESG mandates and local institutional constraints, using managerial sensemaking. It reveals a 'digital decoupling' where firms use digital infrastructures as a symbo…

Thi Loan Bui, Oanh Thi Tran, Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh +2

This paper proposes an NLP-based method to automatically classify ESG-related information from Vietnamese corporate annual reports, aiming to streamline disclosure analysis and automate ESG assessment. It sits at the intersection of AI and …

Olushola Daniel Eniowo, Vidette Bester, Mbalenhle Mpanza +1

This paper examines critical minerals in South Africa from strategic and distributive justice perspectives, addressing resource governance and energy transition challenges. It discusses the role of regional mineral resources in global decar…

Asad A. Naqvi, Haider Ali, Asad A. Zaidi

This study evaluates four residential photovoltaic configurations in Karachi, Pakistan, for techno-economic and environmental performance. Case C (daytime PV with full battery backup) achieves the highest NPV of USD 25,104.3 with a payback …

Arjun Lev Pillai Hausner, Nicole M. Ardoin, Robert B. Jackson +3

This paper argues that financial markets may be pricing in a failure of the Paris Agreement, highlighting a disconnect between investor expectations and climate policy goals. It offers insights for climate risk pricing and transition risk a…

Aparna Roy, Dhruba Purkayastha, Radhey Wadhwa

This report argues that India's energy transition should be understood as a coordinated set of subnational transformations, aligned in direction but differentiated in design. Addressing the transition at this level ensures that India's path…

ANZHELIKA KARAEVA, ELENA MAGARIL, ANDREY KISELEV +1

This paper examines the prospects and barriers to transitioning to sustainable management in the energy sector. While specific data and methodology are unclear, it likely discusses challenges and opportunities in energy transition.

Gulkhayo Sharipova

This study analyzes Uzbekistan's shift from gas exporter to importer using path dependence and self-reinforcing mechanisms. Employing process tracing, it explains how historical choices locked the country into a trajectory leading to the 20…

Alessandra Terenzi, Sonia Paone

This article analyzes climate and energy transition in Southern Italy through unequal territorial distribution of infrastructures and adaptive capacities. Using ISTAT, ISPRA, ENEA, and Copernicus data, it compares southern and northern citi…

Will Mbioh

This paper critiques the deterministic discourse on AI and labour substitution, arguing that actual substitution depends on economic factors such as electricity costs, compute supply chains, integration costs, and supervision costs. It high…

Oleg Chevtchenko, Elena Chevtchenko, O Shevchenko

This paper presents the Circular Energy Silicon Grid (CSG), a closed-loop national energy system for the Netherlands that stores surplus renewable electricity as silicon granules and releases heat and power on demand via CHP. It aims to add…

Colin R. Tosh, Christian Gossell, Isabelle Lecomte +6

This study simulated 100 years of silvoarable agroforestry in the UK, showing that trees protect crops from climate-induced yield shocks during early phenological stages via microclimatic modification. Land equivalent ratio exceeds 1 only a…

Yazeed Abdul Mumin

Using Ghanaian household data, this study shows financial inclusion reduces climate vulnerability, with mobile money ownership being particularly effective. Loan amount and purpose matter: production loans reduce vulnerability while consump…

Balaji Prasath Barathan, Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, KetanKumar Yogi +1

This paper examines how climate change influences the occurrence and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in marine and coastal ecosystems. It highlights that warming and ocean acidification may promote HAB expansion, emphasizing the ne…

Dorothea Kistinger, Noah Kögel, Nicolas Koch +1

This study examines the electoral consequences of Germany's Building Energy Act amendment, using building-level data to approximate household compliance costs. Difference-in-differences and triple-difference models reveal significant vote s…

Shivansu Sachan, Amrik Singh

This chapter reviews technological innovations in sustainable materials and renewable energy, covering bio-based composites, nanomaterials, recyclable polymers, solar PV, wind, and storage. It highlights the role of digital technologies lik…

Thilini Jayasekara, Alex McBratney, Damien Field

This review synthesizes the negative impacts of climate change on soil functions and highlights the limited recognition of soils in global climate discussions. It proposes the soil security framework with five dimensions (capacity, conditio…

M. Edi Armanto, Elisa Wildayana, Bakri +2

Peatlands are the largest terrestrial carbon store, but inconsistent definitions hinder carbon accounting and restoration. Using mixed methods, this study identifies minimum peat depth and organic carbon content as key parameters causing cl…

Théotime Coudray, Sandrine Michel

This paper proposes a multi-regional optimization framework to assess power system flexibility for integrating variable renewable energy. Applied to four southern French regions for 2023, it finds residual load is met by low-carbon dispatch…

Choirul Amin, Rospita Odorlina P. Situmorang, Aziz Akbar Mukasyaf +6

This study examines the association between agroforestry characteristics and household livelihood outcomes in semi-arid eastern Indonesia, using survey data from 122 households. Results show that agroforestry is positively associated with e…