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🌍 GlobalJournalElectricity Journal2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon pricing and Alberta's energy-only electricity market
Olmstead D.E.H.
This paper analyzes the impact of carbon pricing on Alberta's energy-only electricity market, examining effects on electricity prices and investment incentives, with implications for decarbonization.
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalResource and Energy Economics2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Raising climate ambition in emissions trading systems: The case of the EU ETS and the 2021 review
Quemin S.
This paper analyzes the 2021 revision of the EU ETS as a case study to examine how emissions trading systems can raise climate ambition. It evaluates the design elements and impacts of the revision, offering policy implications for other ju…
Peer-reviewedCNConferenceEnergy Procedia2011#Carbon PricingDOI
Research on China's power sector carbon emissions trading mechanism
Zhang F.
This paper analyzes China's carbon emissions trading mechanism in the power sector, examining institutional design and operational challenges. It discusses the expansion of China's ETS and its implications for power sector decarbonization.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalFinance research letters2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon Border Shocks and the Limits of Aggregate ESG Scores: Evidence from the EU CBAM
Tao Huang, Zhixin Liu, Chenyue Zhou
This paper analyzes the impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on corporate ESG scores, demonstrating that aggregate ESG scores fail to adequately capture carbon border shock risks. Using financial and emissions data of …
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalUniversity of Vienna2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Distributional effects and public support for carbon pricing in Europe
Jakob Unterkofler
This study examines how inequality in energy cost burdens relates to public support for climate policies in Europe, using Google Trends data. It finds that in countries without carbon pricing, higher inequality correlates with stronger supp…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalEconometrics Journal2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon Pricing and Inflation Expectations
Michael D. Bauer, Diego R. Känzig, Glenn D. Rudebusch
Using high-frequency event studies based on EU carbon market regulatory news, this paper shows carbon price surprises significantly raise energy futures, inflation swap rates, and breakeven inflation rates, with effects persisting up to ten…
CNDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Data and code for "Carbon trading steers China's steel decarbonisation while mitigating inter-plant profit inequality"
Shansen Wei
This repository provides data, code, and outputs for a study on China's steel decarbonisation under carbon trading. Using a plant-resolved, spatially explicit model, it analyzes the coal-to-gas-to-hydrogen transition, hydrogen and CCS deplo…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Policy2014#Carbon PricingDOI
Does EU emissions trading bite? An event study
Jong T.
This paper uses an event study approach to empirically examine the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on firm behavior and stock prices. It estimates the causal effects of policy introduction and price changes on emission re…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalReview of European Community and International Environmental Law2009#Carbon PricingDOI
The European emissions trading scheme case law
van Zeben J.
This paper systematically analyzes case law on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), clarifying legal interpretations and operational challenges. It contributes to understanding carbon market legal frameworks and offers insights for oth…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalScandinavian Journal of Economics2019#Carbon PricingDOI
Higher Price, Lower Costs? Minimum Prices in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Abrell J.
This paper analyzes the effects of a price floor in the EU ETS, suggesting that a minimum price can reduce the overall cost of emissions reduction. It offers important insights for carbon pricing policy design.
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnvironmental and Resource Economics2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Corporate Emissions-Trading Behaviour During the First Decade of the EU ETS
Abrell J.
This paper empirically analyzes corporate trading behavior in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) during its first decade, revealing how firms traded allowances and shaped compliance strategies. It contributes to understanding carbon m…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeConferenceEnergy Journal2020#Carbon PricingDOI
The role of banks in EU emissions trading
Cludius J.
This paper analyzes the role of banks in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), highlighting their contribution to market liquidity and price discovery, while also addressing risk management and regulatory challenges. It offers implicati…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2018#Carbon PricingDOI
Can carbon pricing support onshore wind power development in China? An assessment based on a large sample project dataset
Tu Q.
Using a large dataset of onshore wind projects in China, this study quantitatively assesses how carbon pricing affects the economics and development of wind power. It finds that higher carbon prices enhance the competitiveness of wind energ…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnvironmental Science and Policy2019#Carbon PricingDOI
Anatomy of Emissions Trading Systems: What is the EU ETS?
Verbruggen A.
This paper dissects the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), explaining its design, sector coverage, allowance allocation, and price formation. It offers practical insights into carbon market mechanisms and evaluates the ETS's role and cha…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Environmental Economics and Management2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Pricing carbon in the aviation sector: Evidence from the European emissions trading system
Fageda X.
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the aviation sector, evaluating how carbon pricing affects airline behavior and emissions reduction. It provides insights for policy design and indust…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Policy2016#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon pricing in the EU: Evaluation of different EU ETS reform options
Brink C.
This paper evaluates different reform options for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), analyzing the effectiveness and economic impacts of carbon pricing. It compares policy design choices and provides insights for effective climate po…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCentre International de Rencontres Mathématiques2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon markets and their modeling
René Aïd
This paper explains the functioning of emissions trading systems and provides a model for optimal regulation. It offers a theoretical foundation for carbon markets and insights for policy design.
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironment Development and Sustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon trading and industrial green transformation in China: industry-level evidence on ownership composition and competition
Juan Qian, Y Shang, Ru Sha +1
This paper empirically examines the impact of China's carbon trading scheme on industrial green transformation, focusing on ownership composition and competition at the industry level. It analyzes how carbon price signals affect firms' emis…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnergies2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Low-Carbon Economic Dispatch of Electricity–Heat–Cooling–Gas Integrated Energy System Considering Ladder-Type Carbon Trading Mechanism and Demand Response
Lei Chen, Yongqiang Zhu
This paper proposes a low-carbon economic dispatch model for an integrated energy system (IES) with electricity, heat, cooling, and gas, incorporating ladder-type carbon trading and demand response (DR). Loads are classified into fixed, tra…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Can Market-Based Environmental Regulation Improve Urban Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development?—Evidence from China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Pilots
Yue Wang, Lixuan Hu, Yishuang Lin
Using panel data from 278 Chinese cities (2006-2023), this study employs a staggered DID design to show that carbon emissions trading pilots significantly improve urban energy efficiency. Mechanism tests reveal that pilots promote green tec…