GX & Decarbonization Research

Zhiping Zuo

This study analyzes the role of digital governance in the sustainable transition of rice-crayfish co-culture systems (RCS) in China using an evolutionary game model. It finds that the synergy of digital regulation, services, and credit (RSF…

Olushola Daniel Eniowo, Vidette Bester, Mbalenhle Mpanza +1

This paper examines critical minerals in South Africa from strategic and distributive justice perspectives, addressing resource governance and energy transition challenges. It discusses the role of regional mineral resources in global decar…

Asad A. Naqvi, Haider Ali, Asad A. Zaidi

This study evaluates four residential photovoltaic configurations in Karachi, Pakistan, for techno-economic and environmental performance. Case C (daytime PV with full battery backup) achieves the highest NPV of USD 25,104.3 with a payback …

Brantley Liddle

Using OECD macro panel data, this study analyzes how electricity and fossil fuel prices affect electrification rates in residential and industrial sectors. Electricity prices have a small but significant negative effect (-0.1 to -0.07), whi…

Aparna Roy, Dhruba Purkayastha, Radhey Wadhwa

This report argues that India's energy transition should be understood as a coordinated set of subnational transformations, aligned in direction but differentiated in design. Addressing the transition at this level ensures that India's path…

ANZHELIKA KARAEVA, ELENA MAGARIL, ANDREY KISELEV +1

This paper examines the prospects and barriers to transitioning to sustainable management in the energy sector. While specific data and methodology are unclear, it likely discusses challenges and opportunities in energy transition.

Will Mbioh

This paper critiques the deterministic discourse on AI and labour substitution, arguing that actual substitution depends on economic factors such as electricity costs, compute supply chains, integration costs, and supervision costs. It high…

Oleg Chevtchenko, Elena Chevtchenko, O Shevchenko

This paper presents the Circular Energy Silicon Grid (CSG), a closed-loop national energy system for the Netherlands that stores surplus renewable electricity as silicon granules and releases heat and power on demand via CHP. It aims to add…

Ignacio Aguilar, Andrew Carkner, Niranjan R +5

This review discusses electrochemical conversion technologies powered by renewable electricity, including green hydrogen production, biomass upgrading, and CO2 reduction, within circular carbon-neutral networks. It highlights AI's role in a…

Théotime Coudray, Sandrine Michel

This paper proposes a multi-regional optimization framework to assess power system flexibility for integrating variable renewable energy. Applied to four southern French regions for 2023, it finds residual load is met by low-carbon dispatch…

Rafeef Ziadah

Since the 2020 Abraham Accords, renewable energy cooperation has symbolized a new regional partnership between Israel and the UAE. This article analyzes how renewable diplomacy, sovereign investment, and gas infrastructure intersect with ex…

Ernestina Annan

This study evaluates low-carbon power pathways for Ghana using the CLEWs++ framework and OSeMOSYS. Accelerated solar PV deployment reduces cumulative natural gas generation and emissions by 12% relative to baseline, with only a 0.68% increa…

Nicholas Fry

This thesis develops a system dynamics framework for geothermal energy networks, addressing building heating/cooling decarbonization. Through four articles, it models technical, economic, and transition dynamics, showing in New York a 14% e…

George Mutalemwa, Ngogo Ngogo, Susan Mlangwa +1

This qualitative study examines Tanzania's clean energy transition, focusing on residents' daily challenges in energy access and affordability amid policies to reduce charcoal and firewood use. It concludes that successful transition depend…

Viktor Andonov, Snezhana Hristova

This study analyzes governance challenges in energy transition for transition economies, evaluating the corporate governance of North Macedonia's state-owned energy enterprises (ESM, MEPSO) against the 2024 OECD Guidelines. Based on a surve…

Richard Bärnthaler

This paper proposes a framework for strategic transformation research in energy social science, addressing the current conjuncture of social-ecological crisis. It frames methodology as purposive knowledge production for transformative inter…

Charissa Leiwakabessy, Imrat Verhoeven, John Grin

This paper addresses the underdeveloped empirical operationalization of recognition justice in energy transitions by introducing Interpretive Recognition Analysis (IRA), a qualitative framework grounded in interpretivist epistemology. IRA p…

Mamud Musah

This report, developed during the EMP-G 2026 training, assesses Ghana's NDC feasibility using sectoral transition rate analysis. It examines energy sector pathways, renewable energy deployment, and policy alignment. The analysis provides in…

Vilhelmsson, Andreas, Knutsson, Ida

This scoping review systematically maps evidence on the environmental impact of home-based dialysis. Home hemodialysis shows a lower carbon footprint than in-centre care, mainly due to avoided travel. Consumables and packaging dominate reso…

Polo, María

This dataset applies CRITIC-TOPSIS and VIKOR multi-criteria decision analysis to assess territorial readiness for a just energy transition across Colombian departments. It integrates social, economic, and environmental indicators to identif…