GX & Decarbonization Research

Tomasz Konewka, Tomasz Czuba, Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek

Nickel is critical for EV batteries, and Indonesia holds the world's largest reserves. However, mining laterite ores and increasing coal plants raise environmental concerns. This review examines Indonesia's role in the global battery value …

Oladele Favour, Kashim Bahira Atere, Solola Temitayo +1

This study evaluates the circular economy potential of machine-pressed earth blocks (MPEBs) for affordable housing in Lagos, Nigeria. Compared to conventional materials, MPEBs show 85% fewer carbon emissions, 45-55% cost reduction, and full…

Davies Banda, Derrick Charway, Collins Kaluba

This study examines how sport-for-development NGOs in Zambia adapt to climate change, particularly drought, using theories of strategic choice. It finds that while adaptation actions are taken, climate education remains constrained by envir…

Sara Lumbreras, Ana González-Moreno

This study develops a comprehensive ontology of 190 factors for energy policy analysis, extracted from 150 recent articles (2024-2025). Factors are organized into 11 functional categories, and regional differences are identified across Chin…

V V Pipa

This paper analyzes the regulatory framework for energy efficiency of building envelopes in Ukraine, focusing on Soviet-era housing stock. It compares Soviet and post-independence standards, highlighting the need for thermal modernization t…

Eric Xaverie Possi Tebeng, Arnold Dilane MOMOU TCHINDA, Cyntia Pamela Mbouga

This paper investigates whether climate vulnerability structurally drives energy poverty in Africa. Using panel data from 44 African countries (2000-2020) with fixed effects and instrumental variables, it finds that higher climate vulnerabi…

Reza Sarli, Garry Marapao, Ayman Imam +2

This study develops a dual-criteria spatial prioritization framework integrating modeled current cooling performance from InVEST Urban Cooling Model with long-term NDVI trends to identify heat mitigation zones in Kraków, Poland. Tree cover …

Adam Xavier Hearn, Iljana Schubert, Jens Koehrsen +2

This paper analyzes barriers and enablers to the scaling of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) based on 25 interviews across 10 European countries. Regime-level governance, regulatory, and financial mechanisms are identified as primary hindra…

Vasiliki Karageorgou

This paper analyzes intra-environmental conflicts in the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), where climate interests are prioritized over other environmental interests. It concludes that EU environmental law principles play a critica…

George P. Papaioannou, George Evangelidis, Panagiotis G. Papaioannou

This paper analyzes the price discovery and interactions among day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets in the Greek wholesale electricity market under the European Target Model. Using a VECMX model on hourly data from 2023-2025, it revea…

Yada K

This study quantitatively examines the economic and distributional impacts of converting Japan's fossil fuel taxes into a pure upstream carbon tax, focusing on household consumption by income decile and region. Under a high-rate carbon tax …

Daoping Wang, Liying Xin, Yangjingzhuo Liu +1

This paper quantitatively evaluates the impact of local governments' carbon neutrality policies on carbon emissions in China, using a big dataset from 276 cities (2007-2021). Results show these policies effectively reduce emissions, especia…

Aarya Bhat

This study introduces Reverse Carbon Advisory Framework (RCAF), combining reverse consulting with carbon credit strategy optimization. It identifies three major pitfalls: regulatory misalignment, market mismanagement, and strategic blindnes…

Sankarshanan VV, Uday Shankar, Arindam Arin

India launched the Carbon Credit Trading System (CCTS) in 2023, but the paper identifies serious shortcomings including lack of legal backing for additionality testing, fragmented institutional arrangements, and insufficient oversight. It a…

Stephen Minas

This paper analyzes the Article 6 rules of the Paris Agreement for carbon markets and their significance for transnational carbon market governance. It argues that the rules can anchor carbon markets in a normative framework of enhanced mit…

Thelma Arko

This paper critically examines how Article 6 carbon markets under the Paris Agreement perpetuate neocolonial extraction patterns. Using Marxist and decolonial frameworks, it analyses unequal power relations between Global North and South, h…

Le Thi Minh

This paper analyzes Vietnam's legal framework for participating in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It examines three cooperation pathways: bilateral ITMO arrangements (Art. 6.2), the centralized sustaina…

Ling Chen

This paper examines corporate participation in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, arguing that while international law's distinction between state and non-state actors limits corporate use, Article 6 remains the best framework to regulate ma…

Keigo Akimoto, Fuminori Sano, Takashi Homma

This study conducts scenario analyses for Japan's net-zero 2050 target and the 7th Strategic Energy Plan using global energy models DNE21+ and DEARS. It finds that under a low growth scenario, achieving a 73% emissions reduction by 2040 wou…

Sangwon Lee

This paper summarizes expert discussions from a forum on South Korea's transition to a low-carbon economy. It examines policy tasks to maintain competitiveness in manufacturing and energy-intensive sectors, emphasizing market mechanisms lik…