GX & Decarbonization Research

Blaise P. Likamata, Simplice A. Asongu, Dieudonné Mignamissi

This paper examines the impact of natural resource exploitation on carbon transfer in international trade using a structural gravity model and EORA data for 106 exporting and 114 importing countries from 1999 to 2021. Results show that natu…

Mingjian Xie, Zhibin Tao, Yuanyuan Yu

This study examines how China's carbon trading pilots affect green innovation, focusing on the moderating role of digital transformation. Using a DID design on 31,048 firm-year observations, it finds no average effect but a significant 4.6%…

Alireza Daneshi, Azadi, Hossein, Yaghobi, Soraya +2

This archive supports a study auditing 2,662 public project records from the Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, and Adaptation Fund to assess when public disclosure enables valid accountability inference. It includes machine-r…

Tim Jesper Suhrhoff, Christiana Dietzen, Tyler Kukla +47

Enhanced weathering (EW) is a soil-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approach with potential for durable carbon removal and agronomic co-benefits. This systematic review finds median area-normalized CDR fluxes of 0.84 tCO2/ha/yr and a glob…

Lena Wiest, Klas Wetterberg, Max Skoczylas +1

This paper examines the shift from project-level to scaled-up carbon crediting approaches, emphasizing the need for high integrity. Focusing on environmental integrity in jurisdictional forest crediting, it argues that scaled-up approaches …

Sarah J. Puls, Justin S. Baker, Rachel L. Cook +1

Using dynamic life cycle assessment, this study compares climate effects of 36 management scenarios for loblolly pine plantations in the southern U.S. It finds that carbon stock estimates alone fail to accurately reflect climate impacts, em…

Martina Ferrando, Francesco Causone

This perspective paper critically reviews the evolution of Urban Building Energy Modelling (UBEM) and proposes a goal-oriented classification based on final objectives rather than calculation methods. It identifies three key gaps: lack of s…

Matteo Giacomo Prina, Michel Noussan

This paper proposes a comprehensive framework to classify challenges in bottom-up energy system models into three pillars: accuracy, robustness, and comprehensibility. Based on literature synthesis, it analyzes dimensions such as temporal, …

Marques Alves Aguiar, Gabriela

This replication package provides data and code for a fixed-effects panel study of OECD countries (2015-2023), examining whether stronger carbon pricing signals are associated with lower per-capita GHG emissions. It includes cleaned dataset…

Lu, Hongyou

CAST is a bottom-up techno-economic model for estimating itemized production costs of iron and steelmaking technologies. It covers main processes from ironmaking to steelmaking, allowing users to quantify costs with blends of hot metal, DRI…

Nelson, Priscilla P.

This essay argues that measuring mining decarbonization via emissions intensity can mask a linear system. It distinguishes circularity into four loops, each capable of stagnating independently of carbon reductions. It cautions that circular…

Rouzbeh Haghighi, Ali Hassan, Sina Mohammadi +2

This study models AI data-center load growth in a three-level Stackelberg-Bayesian game among regulator, ISO, and investors. It quantifies how carbon taxes and subsidies for renewables and second-life batteries reshape investment mix, emiss…

Chuanzhu Sun, Weiguang Zhang, Leixiang Peng +6

IRPVS is the first public dataset providing pixel-level instance segmentation masks for process-specific industrial soiling on rooftop PV systems. It includes 8,012 UAV images from an industrial park in China, annotated with three contamina…

Catherine Marchewitz, Fernanda Ballesteros, Franziska Schütze +1

This paper examines whether sustainable finance taxonomies are designed to effectively support the transition to a net-zero economy. It analyzes cases like the EU taxonomy, highlighting challenges in the treatment of transition activities a…

Guoping Xu, Xinzhu Pan

This paper analyzes the IMO's regulatory framework for shipping decarbonization, particularly the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) and MARPOL Annex VI amendments, using environmental regulatory approaches. It examines China's stance in internationa…

Burton E.

This paper analyzes how California's climate policies facilitate the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). It evaluates the effectiveness of policy instruments and implementation, offering insights for other regions…

George J.F.

This paper compares the economics of blue and green hydrogen in Germany, arguing that a CO2 price alone is insufficient to incentivize a shift to green hydrogen. It emphasizes the role of state-induced price components, such as subsidies an…

Wei N.

This paper examines the role of Carbon Capture, Geological Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology in decarbonizing China's coal-fired power sector. It analyzes technical feasibility, economic viability, and policy frameworks, highlighti…

Risse B.

This review systematically examines financing mechanisms, drivers, and barriers for a green hydrogen economy. It analyzes policy support, private investment, and risk-sharing frameworks, highlighting challenges and opportunities in funding …

Zetzsche D.A.

This paper analyzes the alignment between the EU sustainable finance framework (SFDR, taxonomy, etc.) and international disclosure standards (ISSB, TCFD). It identifies differences and challenges for global harmonization, offering insights …