GX & Decarbonization Research

Pau de Vílchez Moragues, Annalisa Savaresi

This article offers the first systematic analysis of the right to a healthy environment in climate litigation. Drawing on 112 rights-based climate cases, it identifies 42 invoking this right, mostly targeting states and demanding mitigation…

V. V. Kuzovkin, S.M. Semenov

Empirical analysis of monthly mean methane concentrations from 69 global GAW/WMO stations reveals nonlinear long-term trends (including the 1999-2006 pause) and latitude-dependent intra-annual variability. High correlation with CO2 variabil…

V.V. Kuzovkin, С. М. Семенов

This paper analyzes monthly mean methane concentrations from the GAW/WMO global monitoring network, assessing long-term trends and intra-annual variability. Long-term trends are non-linear but similar across most stations, with a few region…

Li Junxiang^†, Pan Tingting, Gao Yan

This paper proposes a complementary power supply approach using photovoltaic and fossil fuel generation in smart grids, and develops a real-time pricing model for user-side microgrids that maximizes social welfare. By formulating real-time …

Olena Chornovol, Alex Norta

This study addresses rising carbon emissions from expanding M2X (Machine-to-Everything) economies by designing a blockchain-based impact index layer using smart contracts. The methodology leverages transparent and liquid data for trusted in…

Ji Shuyan　Li Dongwei

This paper proposes an optimization method for home energy management from the user side, combining photovoltaic-storage generation with real-time electricity pricing. It builds a smart home load scheduling model that minimizes electricity …

Margaret Rosso Grossman

A US law review report surveying climate change litigation brought by individuals against public and private actors. It maps federal and state causes of action, standing hurdles, and common-law remedies, arguing courts can push mitigation w…

Harish Narne

This paper proposes a cloud-based system that uses AI, IoT sensors, and big data analytics to monitor carbon footprints in real time and generate predictive reports. The scalable infrastructure enables continuous observation of inter-indust…

Yuhong Wang, Guoyi Lu

This paper proposes a VSC-HVDC grid-connected scheme based on a coordinated control strategy using micro-synchronous phasor measurement units (μPMUs) to improve the quality of photovoltaic power injected into the grid. A four-terminal topol…

Anastasia Frilingou, Αναστασία Φριλίγγου

This dissertation develops an integrated framework for producing robust, transparent, and decision-relevant climate-policy evidence using Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs). It combines stakeholder co-creation, open science, multi-model en…

Yao Degui¹, Liu Weijia², Han Yongxiang³, Li Zhe¹, Liang Yun¹

This paper develops an R model for short-term (<6h) solar radiation nowcasting using cloud relative radiation forcing derived from ground-based irradiance observations, validated with 16 years of data. The improved forecasting supports powe…

LI Siqian　HUANG Jie　XIE Jian　ZHANG Jun　YE Cong　WANG Hao

This study fabricates Pt/FTO counter electrodes via spin-coating and thermal decomposition, investigating the effect of coating cycles on platinum loading, transmittance, and photovoltaic performance. Optimal conversion efficiency was achie…

Simon Holmes

This survey reviews the integration of sustainability and climate considerations into EU competition policy, focusing on the European Commission's 2023 guidelines on sustainability agreements. It explains how businesses can cooperate on env…

Maria Papadaki

This paper proposes a blockchain-IoT framework for sustainable agricultural supply chains, integrating tamper-proof traceability with automated carbon accounting aligned to standards such as the EU CSRD. It addresses oracle mechanisms, inte…

Ankur Saxena, Ankita Srivastava

This chapter addresses sustainability in fabric manufacturing, the key raw material of the fashion and apparel industry. It notes that textile manufacturing accounts for over 70% of supply-chain carbon emissions, and discusses opportunities…

Sara Stanner, A. Spiro, Kourosh R. Ahmadi +5

This paper introduces the UK's Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) and its six innovation hubs, which promote collaboration among academia, industry, and government to address diet-related health challenges and foster susta…

ZHANG Mingxu, GU Zhaolin, LUO Jilian, SU Junwei, DUAN Cui’e

This study investigates a heat-collection greenhouse (solar collector) in a novel rotating wind energy system inspired by dust devils. Using numerical simulation and experiments, the authors vary the dimensional parameters of the collector …

Duan Li-Qiang^1, Yu Xiao-Hui^1, Wang Bu-Yun^1, Feng Tao^1, Zhang Jin-Sheng^2

This paper proposes an integration scheme of tower solar thermal energy into a 660 MW coal-fired power unit in Dunhuang, China. Using TRNSYS simulations with local meteorological data, the off-design performance of the complementary system …

Gu Wei

This study analyzes spatiotemporal distribution of solar energy resources in Southern Xinjiang using meteorological data (1980–2015) and sunshine duration from 30 stations. Trend, rescaled range, wavelet analyses and solar-thermal assessmen…

Ian Vázquez‐Rowe, Robert Parker, Helen A. Hamilton +1

This editorial introduces a special issue applying industrial ecology to ocean systems, reviewing 24 articles on fisheries/aquaculture LCA, shipping, marine plastics, nutrient flows, ocean acidification, and seabed mining. Key insights incl…