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-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Research & Social Science2026#Energy TransitionDOI
From outsourcing to embeddedness: How consultants become structurally embedded in public energy governance
Georgios Pardalis, Katharina Reindl, Jenny Palm
This study examines how consultants become structurally embedded in public energy governance, using Sweden's energy transition as a case. Based on 60 interviews and a system-dynamics approach, it identifies six feedback mechanisms that can …
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Dynamic tail risk connectedness in different types of rare earth metals markets during major geopolitical events
Rehman S, Kazouz H, Subhan M
This study analyzes connectedness among Heavy Rare Earth Metals (HREMs), Light Rare Earth Metals (LREMs), and Rare Earth Processing Materials (REPMs) in China's rare earth value chain using a Quantile-on-Quantile Connectedness framework. It…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalIntegration of Industry and Education Journal2025#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
Collaborative Governance Pathways for Green Trade and Climate Policy in the Digital Economy Era
Chi FAN
This paper examines how the twin transition of digitalization and decarbonization reshapes green trade cooperation in the Belt and Road context. It analyzes mechanisms like CBAM, Ecodesign rules, and Digital Product Passports (DPP) that emb…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2026#Energy Transition
Backcasting the Future of the Automotive Industry: Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy
Linda Sagnier, Ann-Sophie Finner, Daniel Heinz +1
This study uses backcasting to envision a circular automotive industry by 2050, aligned with the European Green Deal. It explores how digital technologies like AI, digital twins, and product passports enhance data sharing, traceability, and…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation2023#Energy TransitionDOI
Framework for Lifecycle Management and Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Components
Augustine Tochukwu Ekechi
This paper proposes a systems-level framework for lifecycle management and recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries, integrating design-for-circularity, digital traceability, and high-yield recovery technologies. It comprises five layers fr…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Research in Science and Technology2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Circular Fashion: Creating a Sustainable Clothing Economy
Natarajan Arunraaj
This paper comprehensively analyzes circular fashion as a pathway to sustainability, addressing environmental impacts, technological advances (enzymatic recycling, AI sorting), and new business models. It identifies systemic barriers and pr…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSemantic Web2025#AI × ESGDOI
RePlanIT Ontology for Digital Product Passports of ICT: Laptops and Data Servers
Anelia Kurteva, Carlo van der Valk, Kathleen McMahon +2
To advance circular economy in ICT, the RePlanIT ontology supports building Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for laptops and data servers, integrating device, component, material, and CE knowledge. Validated in a real-world case aiding sust…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2025#AI × ESGDOI
Asset Administration Shell and Graph-based Analysis for Designing Sustainable Products
Nada Sahlab, Hossein Rimaz, Prerna Juhlin +2
This study explores the use of Asset Administration Shell (AAS) and knowledge graphs to incorporate sustainability criteria in early product design. An EPD submodel is represented in RDF, enabling direct comparison of environmental indicato…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournal2023#AI × ESGDOI
Green Digital Twins in the Product Life Cycle
Jochen Deuse, David Wagstyl, Victor Hernandez Moreno +3
This paper explores how green digital twins contribute to sustainable industrial production across the product life cycle. It highlights opportunities and challenges in revealing emissions and constructing green digital twins for various pu…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of the Association for Information Systems2026#AI × ESG
Backcasting the Future of the Automotive Industry: Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy
Linda Eckert, Ann-Sophie Finner, Daniel Heinz +1
This study uses backcasting to envision a circular automotive industry by 2050, aligned with the European Green Deal. It examines how digital technologies like AI, digital twins, and product passports enhance data sharing, traceability, and…
🌍 GlobalDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2025#Carbon AccountingDOI
Digital Product Passport energy and CO2 emission traces for Carbon Footprint calculation
Ali, Osman Isik
This dataset provides a foundation for calculating product carbon footprints by combining energy measurement data from manufacturing with component-level Digital Product Passports (DPP). It converts energy consumption (kWh) to CO2 emissions…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2023#Scope 3DOI
No-one left behind: An open access approach to estimating the carbon footprint of a Danish clothing company
Thomas Stridsland, William Biørnstad, Kristina Vigen +2
This case study of Danish clothing company MASCOT uses a GHG Protocol-compliant open-access emissions inventory, finding 85% of emissions in scope 3 (76% purchased goods/services). It highlights supplier data gaps and inconsistencies, calli…
Preprint🇨🇳 China2023#Hydrogen
Hydrogen Permeation Parameters of X80 Steel and Heat-Affected Zone in High-Pressure Coal Gasification Environments (Postprint)
Zhang Timing, Wang Yong, Zhao Weimin +3
This study investigates hydrogen permeation in X80 pipeline steel and its weld heat-affected zone (HAZ) under high-pressure coal gasification environments. Using welding thermal simulation, specimens from different HAZ subzones were tested,…
🌍 GlobalJournalFrontiers in Manufacturing Technology2024#Energy TransitionDOI
Challenges and opportunities to advance manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles
Björn Johansson, Mélanie Despeisse, Jon Bokrantz +29
This editorial outlines challenges and opportunities in manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles. It identifies four themes: digitalization and automation, human-centric production, circular battery systems, and future val…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalIntechOpen eBooks2026#AI × ESGDOI
Perspective Chapter: AI-Enhanced Digital Product Passports: Enabling ESG Transparency in Industry 5.0
Hans-Dieter Wehle
This chapter examines how AI-enhanced Digital Product Passports (DPPs) can support ESG transparency in Industry 5.0. It proposes a modular software architecture combining machine learning for carbon forecasting, anomaly detection, and impac…
🌍 GlobalJournalAcademy of Management Proceedings2018#Scope 3DOI
Supply chain engagement on climate change mitigation: An information processing theory perspective
Frederik Dahlmann, Jens K. Roehrich
This study analyzes how companies engage their supply chain partners in climate mitigation using CDP supply chain survey data. Grounded in organizational information processing theory, it finds that firms prioritize accurate Scope 3 measure…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropePreprints.org2024#AI × ESGDOI
Collaborative Smart Production Supply Chains with Blockchain Based Digital Product Passports
Fatemeh Stodt, Nicolai Maisch, Philipp Ruf +3
This paper proposes a blockchain-based concept for Digital Product Passports (DPP) to enhance sustainability in EU supply chains. It combines Secret Network and Gaia-X to enable secure, confidential sharing of carbon footprint and material …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSustainability2026#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
From Policy to Practice: Challenges of Environmental Data Generation and Digital Product Passport Readiness for Circular Garments Under EU Circular Textile Regulations
Harri Moora, Mariliis Haljasorg, Sirli Pehme +2
This study examines readiness of garment manufacturers for EU ESPR and Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements, using surveys in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey and a case study of upcycled garments for Estonia's Paris 2024 team. It identi…
🌍 GlobalJournal2022#Carbon AccountingDOI
High-Temperature, Bond, and Environmental Impact Assessment of Alkali-Activated Concrete (AAC)
Kruthi Kiran Ramagiri, Patricia Kara De Maeijer, Arkamitra Kar
This study evaluates alkali-activated concrete (AAC) with varying fly ash/slag ratios and activator moduli for high-temperature performance, mechanical properties, and environmental impact. LCA shows transport and sodium silicate dominate c…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#AI × ESGDOI
TRUSTEX Poster: Digital Product Passports for Circular Textiles
Jérome Dierickx
The TRUSTEX project develops interoperable digital infrastructures for Digital Product Passports (DPPs) in textiles, addressing fragmented supply chains and lack of standards. It leverages PCDS (ISO 59040) and combines AI-driven data valida…