GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade2022#Carbon PricingDOI
The Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme and Corporate Environmental Investments: A Quasi-natural Experiment from China
Chen L.
This study examines the causal effect of China's carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on corporate environmental investments using a quasi-natural experiment. By comparing firm-level data before and after policy implementation, it assesses…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalResource and Energy Economics2024#Carbon PricingDOI
The distributional effects of CO2 pricing at home and at the border on German income groups
Hübler M.
This paper analyzes the distributional effects of domestic carbon pricing and border carbon adjustments on different income groups in Germany. It provides insights for policy design to mitigate regressive impacts, contributing to social acc…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalInternational Journal of Accounting2025#ESGDOI
Positive and Negative Peer Effects of ESG Disclosure: Evidence from China’s Selective Mandatory Disclosure Regime
Yin F.
This paper exploits China's selective mandatory ESG disclosure regime to identify positive and negative peer effects. It shows that mandatory disclosure by some firms influences the disclosure behavior of non-mandated peers, revealing spill…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy and Environmental Science2024#HydrogenDOI
Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges
Sovacool B.K.
This qualitative review assesses the role of hydrogen and CCUS in Europe's net-zero industrial transition, outlining benefits and implementation challenges. It analyzes technical, economic, and policy barriers, offering policy implications …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalWest Science Interdisciplinary Studies2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Green Taxonomy Research: A Bibliometric Mapping of Sustainable Finance Development
L. Judijanto
This bibliometric study maps green taxonomy research using Scopus data, revealing dominant themes like sustainable finance, green bonds, and EU taxonomy. Recent focus shifts to greenwashing prevention and transition finance. Europe leads re…
🇺🇸 USAJournalOpen MIND2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
cornerstone-data/bedrock: v0.3.0
Mo Li, Ben Young (ERG), Catherine Birney +6
Release of Cornerstone v0.3, a US EEIO model integrating 2024 input-output and GHG inventory data. Updates include industry aggregation fixes, inflation adjustments, and electricity disaggregation, improving Scope 3 accounting accuracy. New…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEPub Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth)2026#digital_sustainabilityDOI
Enabling Digital Sustainability : A Socio-Technical Systems Design Perspective
Tobias Kranz
This cumulative dissertation examines how digital technologies enable environmental, social, and economic sustainability from a socio-technical systems perspective. It argues that digital sustainability emerges from the interplay of three m…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalResearch Portal (Queen's University Belfast)2026#ESG
Audit committee and ESG disclosure quality: the moderating role of female CEO leadership
Mutalib Anifowose, Dr Manirul Islam, Md Yousuf Ali +1
Using panel data on S&P 500 firms from 2010 to 2023, this study finds that stronger audit committee attributes are associated with higher ESG disclosure quality, particularly in environmental and social dimensions, and that female CEO leade…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalUNC Libraries2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Deciphering Decarbonization Trajectories in China by Spatiotemporal-Accumulation Modeling of Electricity Carbon Footprint
Wei-Qiang Chen, Jing Tang, Dungang Gu +6
This study models the spatiotemporal carbon footprint of China's electricity sector to reveal regional and temporal decarbonization trajectories. By capturing variations in grid carbon intensity, it assesses the impact of renewable energy d…
🌍 GlobalJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The Carbon Cliff: Rethinking the Fabric-First Paradigm with Whole-Life Carbon Evidence from Industrial Buildings
SEYEDARASH AGHILI, Mehmet Nurettin Uğural
This paper challenges the conventional 'fabric-first' paradigm by presenting whole-life carbon evidence from industrial buildings, highlighting a 'carbon cliff' that necessitates a rethinking of design and retrofit strategies. It emphasizes…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Intelligent Decision Making and Information Science2026#AI × ESGDOI
Intelligent Technologies for Blue Carbon Ecosystem Monitoring and Management: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Emerging Digital Technologies and Future Research Directions
Cheryl O. Tayo
This bibliometric study analyzes global development of intelligent technologies for blue carbon ecosystem monitoring, using 7,054 Scopus publications (1971-2026) with Bibliometrix and VOSviewer. It reveals accelerated growth post-2010, them…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Effects of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms on Emissions, Industrial Competitiveness and Carbon-Capture Investment in Developing and Emerging Economies
Chikezie Bethel Uchechukwu
This study analyzes the impact of the EU CBAM on developing and emerging economies using an integrated trade-carbon-cost framework. It quantifies competitiveness losses and CCS investment thresholds across key industries, highlighting the n…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEngineering2026#CCUSDOI
Carbon Capture with Upcycled Waste Plastics
Clemens Kaußler, Yonghui Zhang, Simon S. Kildahl +1
This paper proposes and evaluates a technology that upcycles waste plastics for carbon capture, potentially achieving simultaneous waste reduction and CO2 removal. It contributes to integrating circular economy and climate mitigation, with …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalResources Conservation and Recycling2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Life cycle assessment shows admixtures support high-performance low-carbon LC3 concrete
Pippa Edwards, Sébastien Dhers, Rupert J. Myers
This study uses LCA to evaluate the impact of admixtures on the carbon footprint and performance of LC3 concrete. LC3-50 and LC3-35 reduce CO2 emissions by 22-38% compared to CEM II/A-LL, with admixtures contributing 13% of emissions. Optim…
🇨🇳 ChinaJournalLecture notes in networks and systems2026#AI × ESGDOI
Multi-ships Collaborative Low-Carbon Navigation Decision Systems Based on Federated Learning
Zhen Wang
This paper proposes a collaborative decision system for low-carbon navigation of multiple ships using federated learning (FL). By training models without sharing raw data, it reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions while preserving data …
CNDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Replication Data for: Carbon Trading, Energy Structure Connectivity, and Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency
Yang Muyuan
This dataset supports a study analyzing the impact of China's carbon trading policy (ETS) on green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) using a dynamic spatial Durbin model. It includes panel data for 30 Chinese provinces (2005-2022) and …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainability2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
The Green Paradox in Emerging Asian Economies: Do Green Building and Energy Efficiency Fuel the Rebound Effect or Drive Eco-Innovation?
Emmanuel Uche, Kingsley I. Okere
Using data from 14 emerging Asian economies (2000-2023), this study analyzes the effects of green building investment and energy efficiency on eco-innovation and energy rebound. It finds that energy efficiency is the primary driver of rebou…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalFigshare2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon price levels and installation-level verified emissions in the EU ETS
Mel Vermaas
This dataset and do-file support an MSc thesis analyzing the relationship between carbon prices and verified emissions using a panel of 1,869 EU ETS manufacturing installations (2013-2024). Log-log fixed effects models estimate the emission…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental Research Letters2026#PolicyDOI
A mix of policies is needed to close the climate ambition gap
Jessica Strefler, Elmar Kriegler, Nico Bauer +21
Comparing eight integrated assessment models, this study analyzes the effects of additional climate policies targeting production, consumption, and land use on top of a moderate carbon price. The combination of these policies can close the …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnergies2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A Comprehensive Review of Co-Optimization Methods for the Strategic Placement of Energy Storage Systems
Afshin Nazari, Pourya Pourhejazy
This review systematically maps co-optimization methods for energy storage placement, highlighting interactions with sizing, scheduling, and technology selection. It identifies investment cost and profitability as central objectives, and po…