GX & Decarbonization Research

Jaakko Peltokorpi, Saija Vatanen, C. H. Glock

This publication provides guidance on greenhouse gas accounting specifically for manufacturing companies, covering scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. It aims to help manufacturers measure and report their carbon footprint accurately to meet discl…

Saad Bin Shams, Andreas Kind, Florian Ansgar Jaeger +4

This paper presents TSX, a trustworthy supply chain exchange for product carbon footprint (PCF) sharing. Using AnonCreds verifiable credentials with selective disclosure and blockchain, it enables dynamic, authentic, and integrity-protected…

Mara Neef

This study develops the Carbon Budget Compliance (CBC) method, a life-cycle-based model for automotive OEMs to forecast absolute CO2 emissions and assess carbon budget alignment. Applied to Volkswagen, it analyzes the leverage of renewable …

Peter Holzapfel, Vanessa Bach, Florian Ansgar Jaeger +1

This paper provides the first systematic analysis of the primary data share (PDS) indicator for product carbon footprint specificity. It compares definitions from Pathfinder, Catena-X, and Together for Sustainability, highlighting challenge…

Tobias Ströher, Marc-Fabian Körner, Felix Paetzold +1

This paper proposes a framework for automated data sharing to extend carbon accounting beyond organizational boundaries, addressing the Scope 3 emissions gap. It highlights that upstream Scope 3 emissions can account for up to 80% of total …

Lorenzo Rinaldi

nxsut 3.0 is a global environmentally-extended supply-use table in hybrid units, built from EXIOBASE Hybrid v3.3.18 with updated 2025 electricity supply (EMBER) and trade mixes (ENTSO-E). It adds ~20 new activities for innovative steelmakin…

Hanrui Chen, Toyohiko Nakakubo, Yoshitaka Imaizumi +4

This study applies integrated life cycle assessment (LCA) to sustainable remediation of agricultural land, analyzing environmental trade-offs and upstream carbon burdens across the full remediation chain. It provides evidence for choosing r…

Ying Wang, Junjie Chen, Yongshuai Zhou +3

This empirical study evaluates the spatio-temporal evolution of carbon removal capacity and carbon sink value of maricultured shellfish and algae in Shandong Province, China. It quantifies blue carbon value and highlights the contribution o…

Krystian Bua, Matteo Coronese, Francesco Lamperti +3

This paper analyzes the wealth composition of the top 501 billionaires and constructs a dataset linking each asset to emissions. Using an ownership-based emission accounting framework, it shows that each USD million is associated with over …

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This paper analyzes how end-of-life allocation methods in life cycle assessment of electric vehicles affect carbon accounting and technology appraisal across multi-generation cascades. It demonstrates that the choice of allocation method ha…

Dinar Rahayu

This study develops an integrated carbon footprint calculation system model combining GHG Protocol emission scope classification with DEFRA emission conversion factors. Using Design Science Research, it structures activity data, scope class…

C. Gebara, Maria Flora Andersen, E. Simioni +2

This study uses a hypothetical e-methanol case to examine how different policy accounting requirements affect the accuracy of inventory emissions. Hourly energy matching is crucial; without additionality, emissions can be 14-28 times higher…

Nikolay Posypanko

This paper proposes CAMF, a format for publishing product carbon footprints together with the computation that produced them. It uses a SHA-256 Merkle root to ensure integrity, allowing any third party to recompute and verify the declared f…

Muhammad Adil

This review quantifies the potential of integrated agroforestry and biochar systems for soil organic carbon sequestration, drawing on 127 field studies and ten meta-analyses. Tropical silvopasture plus biochar achieves highest SOC accrual (…

Frischknecht R.

This paper compares greenhouse gas emissions of a high-rise residential building assessed using different national LCA approaches under IEA EBC Annex 72. It highlights how methodological variations affect emission calculations and provides …

Xiaoxuan Bai, Li J, Runpeng Tan +1

This paper addresses the issue of double counting of renewable electricity attributes in product carbon footprint accounting due to traditional regional average emission factors. Focusing on electrical equipment, it proposes a method using …

Michelle Lambert, Meghan Lewis

This factsheet provides a high-level overview of embodied carbon—GHG emissions from manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building and infrastructure materials. It explains its significance in the global …

Michelle Lambert, Meghan Lewis, Brook Waldman +3

This toolkit provides policymakers with resources to understand the current embodied carbon policy landscape and craft policies to radically reduce embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure. It is a practical guide for accelerating de…

Chiara Antonacci, Elena Battiston, Diego Zamboni +2

This study quantifies the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of polypropylene processing using primary industrial data from European facilities. Combining sensitivity and scenario analyses, it identifies practical priorities: recycled PP, impr…

Shweta Verma

This study empirically measures the carbon footprint of open access infrastructure websites including repositories, journals, preprints, and identifier services. It quantifies the environmental impact of digital services, contributing to de…