GX & Decarbonization Research

Catherine Price, Carol Morris

This study investigates potential injustices in biochar production and deployment through interviews with UK stakeholders and document analysis. It identifies limited distributive and multispecies injustices, while highlighting the need to …

Dr. D. SUMATHI VIJAYALAKSHMI R

This study analyzes the role of electric vehicles (EVs) in reducing carbon emissions based on a survey of 50 EV users in Chennai, India. It identifies purchase motivations and challenges (infrastructure, policy) and discusses the potential …

Sung-Hyun Park, Sun-Kee Hong

This study examines the legitimacy and institutional sustainability of Shinan County's renewable energy benefit-sharing system in South Korea through a just transition lens. It finds that procedural justice more strongly influences resident…

Karen Roush

This paper reports that the U.S. EPA has repealed greenhouse gas regulations. Public health organizations condemn the action. The repeal represents a setback in climate policy and goes against global decarbonization trends.

Lisa M. Warner, James A. Green, Claudia Teran‐Escobar

This study estimates CO2eq emissions from attendance at major international psychology conferences. In-person participation emits 1.26t per capita, with 94% from travel. Online attendance reduces emissions by 98%. Total emissions across 21 …

Bruno Augusto Cabral Roque, Pedro Pinto Ferreira Brasileiro, Renata Laranjeiras Gouveia +3

This paper provides an integrated perspective on concepts, technologies, metrics, and governance for achieving net-zero emissions, with a focus on both global and Brazilian contexts for deep decarbonization.

Carlie D. Trott, Catelyn N. Smeyne

This study explores how income and psychosocial factors interact in home decarbonization decisions. Using data from Cincinnati, Ohio, it finds that financial barriers dominate for low-income residents, while psychosocial factors are more in…

Benjamin Crawford, Marion Dumas, Fergus Green +2

This paper analyzes trade unions' strategic capacity in response to internal combustion engine phase-out policies, based on case studies in Germany, Spain, and the UK. It highlights how unions must simultaneously address climate, industrial…

Alberto Tamburini, Kjetil Fagerholt, Benjamin Lagemann +1

This paper proposes a methodology to assess shipping decarbonization pathways by formulating and solving tramp fleet renewal and retrofit problems. It derives optimal investment strategies considering vessel age and operational patterns, ou…

Amir M. Gazar, Chloe Jackson, Georgia Mavrommati +2

This paper introduces PHASED, a model that propagates correlated uncertainties in electrical system decarbonization planning. Applied to eight New England pathways, it achieves over 90% confidence in pairwise cost differences despite overla…

Sara Harb, Ibrahim S. Abotaleb, Hossam Jacoup +1

This paper assesses alternative decarbonization processes in pre-fabricated steel production, a key hard-to-abate sector. It likely compares hydrogen-based reduction, CCUS, and other low-carbon technologies. The findings can inform transiti…

Soseh Zadoorian, Omar Mostafa, Etienne Bernier +1

This study assesses the electrification potential of 13 energy-intensive industrial sub-sectors in Quebec using a bottom-up analysis of fossil fuel consumption and electro-technology applicability. Low- and medium-temperature processes show…

Qinan Lu

This study shows that when ozone reduction benefits are counted alongside carbon reductions, the net gains from decarbonization are significantly larger than previously estimated. By quantifying air quality co-benefits, it strengthens the e…

Diop M, Skorek AW, Moustapha Diop M

This paper proposes a hybrid system combining digital twin and machine learning for real-time anomaly detection in PEM electrolyzers. Using Azure Machine Learning, it predicts current, voltage, and hydrogen flow rate, visualized in a digita…

Campos-Rodríguez, Juan Manuel, Capellán-Pérez, Iñigo, Trapani, Davide +6

This open dataset provides annual hydrogen production by process and sectoral consumption for 36 global regions from 2005 to 2023. It supports energy system models and integrated assessment models (IAMs) in analyzing hydrogen-based transiti…

Open Insights

This report assesses the Conservative Party of Canada's 2021 federal election platform using the Energy Policy Monitor. Compared to a current-policies baseline, it estimates a 6% reduction in 2030 emissions (to ~633 Mt CO2e) and a 910 PJ de…

Ibragimov Umidjon Ubaydullayevich

This study examines Uzbekistan's transition from Soviet-era industry to a low-carbon economy. Despite a 51% reduction in carbon intensity, absolute CO₂ emissions rose 25.7% from 2017-2023. Renewable capacity expanded from near-zero to 1.8 G…

Hamilton, Ian, Kennard, Harry, Hsu, Shih-Che +16

The 2025/2026 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction finds the sector accounts for 37% of global emissions and nearly 50% of material extraction, remaining off track for Paris Agreement goals. It benchmarks progress in building…

Yuzhen Deng, Zhicheng Yang, Litian Yang +2

This study uses panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (2005-2022) to examine the impact of green credit on agricultural carbon emission intensity (ACEI). It finds significant spatial spillover effects, with green credit reducing ACEI both wi…

Lei Hu, Xiping Liu, Yu Shen +2

This paper examines the impact of China's carbon emissions trading pilot (CETP) on urban-rural income inequality using a multi-period difference-in-differences model with city-level panel data (2004-2024). The CETP significantly reduces the…