GX & Decarbonization Research

Nicolò Golinucci, Lorenzo Rinaldi

nxsut 3.0 is a physically-based environmentally-extended supply-use table built on EXIOBASE Hybrid, updated to 2023-2025 electricity supply and trade. It adds innovative steelmaking technologies and hydrogen production, improving carbon foo…

Jinying Xu, Kristen MacAskill

This paper reviews international, European, and British GHG standards for carbon data in distributed infrastructure, highlighting challenges in data collection and uncertainty. It finds that many standards do not require Scope 3 accounting,…

Rachel Shin, Cory Searcy

This study investigates challenges and benefits of GHG accounting in Ontario's craft brewery industry. A case study shows Scope 3 emissions account for 46.4% of total GHGs, mainly from barley agriculture, transportation, and bottle producti…

Ashish Saxena, Neerav Verma

This review comprehensively examines carbon accounting methodologies and their applications. It highlights regulatory and stakeholder pressures driving corporate adoption, and emphasizes the importance of Scope 1/2/3 emissions quantificatio…

Sandro Di Simplicio, Stuart Fowler, Stephen Burt +1

A UK NHS trust, medical device manufacturer, climate consultancy, and certification body collaborated to calculate, offset, reduce, and verify the carbon footprint of cataract surgery. The footprint was 72.27 kgCO2e per operation, with mate…

Yin Wen, Shi Qianqian, Guo Yao +4

This field experiment investigated the effects of straw return methods, plastic mulch reuse, and intercropping on carbon emissions in wheat and maize croplands. The findings provide theoretical and practical insights for constructing low-ca…

Wang Jian, Xue Dongqian, Ma Beibei

Using energy consumption data for Xi'an from 2000 to 2015, this study applies carbon emission models and GFI models to analyze trends and drivers of regional carbon emissions. Results show an overall upward trend, with coal as a major contr…

Haoyue Wu, He Yanqiu, Chen Rou

This paper estimates agricultural carbon emissions across 30 Chinese provinces and analyzes regional disparities and convergence trends. It highlights the importance of emission reduction policies in the agricultural sector and offers regio…

Zhang Kun^1, Wu Xinping^2, Liu Yongqiang^1, Zhang Lifang^1, Qin Yan^1, Yang Yilu^1, Tu Hui^1

This study analyzes spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon storage in Xinjiang using the PLUS-InVEST model, simulating past changes and predicting future scenarios (natural development, ecological protection, economic development). It finds that…

Zuo Ximei, Zhao Wenting

This study calculates the ecological footprint of industrial carbon emissions across 30 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2021 using a three-dimensional footprint model, revealing spatiotemporal dynamics and multi-scale impacts on ecosystems. …

Liu Haijun, Zhang Haihong, Yan Junjie +2

This study evaluates agricultural carbon emission efficiency across 14 cities in Xinjiang from 2000 to 2020, analyzing spatiotemporal heterogeneity and determinants, offering policy insights for low-carbon agriculture.

Li Mengran, Xu Xiaoren, Wang Liang +3

This study measures agricultural carbon emissions in the Yellow River Basin from 2005 to 2020 at provincial and municipal scales using the IPCC carbon emission coefficient method, analyzing spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing fac…

Wang Wei, Yang Shuting, Hai Yunrui

This study analyzes the spatiotemporal evolution of land-use carbon emissions in Ningxia, China, from 1990 to 2020 at county and 10-km grid scales. Using trend analysis, spatial autocorrelation, and GTWR modeling, it reveals regional emissi…

Xiaojuan Lin, R. van der A, Jos de Laat +3

This study uses TROPOMI satellite NOx observations to indirectly estimate CO2 emissions in Africa and the Middle East, revealing that current inventories underestimate total emissions by about 30%. About 35% of the underestimation is from n…

Philippa Simmonds, Julie Ingram, Damian Maye

This paper analyzes the formation of voluntary soil carbon markets (VSCMs) in the UK through economic sociology and political ecology. Based on 17 interviews and a workshop, it reveals fragmented governance, pricing asymmetries, opacity in …

Hongwei Bai, Yong-Fu He, Qing Liu +4

Comparing pure Eucalyptus plantations with mixed plantations containing nitrogen-fixing Erythrophleum fordii in subtropical China, this study shows that mixing increases total soil organic carbon (SOC) by 22.41% and shifts carbon toward mor…

Ge Shi, Yue Wang, Jiantao Shi +3

This study proposes an integrated framework combining land-use simulation (intPLUS) and emission-linkage analysis to project provincial carbon balances. Applied to Jiangsu Province, China, it reveals spatial emission patterns and inter-city…

Baycan N.

This study estimates the carbon footprint from automobile traffic in Izmir, Turkey, quantifying transport-related emissions at the city level and providing baseline data for local mitigation strategies.

Kim S.

This study compares fossil carbon fraction and greenhouse gas emissions by analyzing exhaust gases from urban solid waste incineration facilities. It contributes to accurate carbon accounting in waste management, improving emission estimati…

Doreen Steven Mlote, Sezgi Yalçınkaya, F. Ortner

This comparative LCA shows that renovating an existing building instead of demolishing and rebuilding reduces emissions by 68%, with concrete and steel reuse accounting for over 93% of savings. It also reveals that LOD 350 vs LOD 200 causes…