GX & Decarbonization Research

Apollo Tutesigensi

This paper proposes three innovative ideas for reducing CO2 emissions at construction sites/compounds: making sites prosumers of renewable energy, adopting CO2 emissions analysis for construction sites (CEAfCS), and incorporating CEAfCS met…

Kern J, Gondrf C, Abdelshafy A +1

This study evaluates European steel decarbonization pathways using a spatially and temporally explicit TEA-LCA framework. It compares conventional BF-BOF, BF-BOF-CCS, and DRI-EAF routes (NG or H2) with optional biochar across all EU product…

Hussain K. Alagele, Nagham Hussein Neama

This study analyzes the impacts of economic, ESG, and AI factors on energy transition in three OECD countries via skills enhancement, using CS-ARDL on 2022-2026 panel data. Economic factors negatively impact transition, but skills enhanceme…

Guoqun Ma, Zhiyu Qin, Lihao Yao +1

Using China's major grain-producing areas designation as a quasi-natural experiment, this study employs DID and double machine learning to show the policy significantly reduces agricultural carbon emissions and pollution, with crop structur…

Wei Zhang, J.C. Connor

This special issue examines the economics of GHG mitigation in agriculture, focusing on incentive design, economic benefits, and behavioral responses of producers and consumers. Covering diverse countries and policy contexts, it shows that …

Behnam Zakeri, Kavita Surana, Julian David Hunt +2

This paper argues that the surge in data center electricity demand can be turned into an opportunity by pairing AI growth with rapid energy storage deployment. Storage reduces peak grid imports, improves renewable matching, and enhances pow…

Twongyere B

This review synthesizes evidence on anaerobic digestate as a soil amendment, covering crop production, soil ecology, GHG emissions, nutrient losses, and contaminants. It concludes that digestate's value is system-specific, not universal, an…

Xiao Xiao, Miaomiao Zhang, Yueyi Wei +1

This study proposes a green innovation framework combining permissioned blockchain with adaptive monitoring to reduce waste and decarbonize food supply chains. A 12-month pilot in a Chinese dairy supply chain reduced data transmission by 90…

Pothin, Florian

This replication package provides code and derived results for a study linking SBTi commitments to CDP disclosures. Using staggered difference-in-differences, it finds that voluntary climate pledges broaden what firms measure (especially Sc…

Ikhlas Laasri, Vaibhav Shrivastava

This review examines the 'Biostimulants 4.0' paradigm, converting agro-industrial waste into high-value biostimulants via nanotechnology and AI. Green extraction methods like enzymatic hydrolysis cut carbon emissions by up to 23.2 times vs.…

Stamatios K. Chrysikopoulos, Panos Chountalas, Αλεξάνδρα Αλεξανδροπούλου +1

This study examines double materiality disclosure structures during early CSRD/ESRS implementation, analyzing 2024 sustainability statements from seven European oil and gas companies. Using qualitative content analysis, it finds impact-rela…

Mei Tao, Hongchen Liu

This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization method for runway-taxiway systems to enhance airport surface sustainability. Integrating CTOT compliance, taxiing time, and runway workload balance, the hybrid SSA-SCA-NSGA-II algorithm is …

THAMIRES MARTINHO PRADOS, Leda Maria Saragiotto Colpini, GIANCARLO ALFONSO LOVÓN-CANCHUMANI

This study conducts a life-cycle assessment of Nd-Fe-B magnets in Brazil, quantifying environmental impacts across mining, refining, and manufacturing stages. It identifies roasting in mining and machining in manufacturing as hotspots, and …

Katharine Dickson

Enteric fermentation is the second-largest US methane source. This policy brief proposes a three-part federal strategy: R&D funding for mitigation technologies, coupling carbon pricing with technology subsidies, and redirecting livestock su…

HUAN Jiajia, LIU Jiawen, LIU Guozhong, WEN Fushuan, CHEN Biyun, GUO Shaoqing

This paper proposes a coordinated dispatching strategy for interconnected data centers to participate in low-carbon power grid operation by leveraging the spatio-temporal flexibility of computing loads. A high-precision dynamic carbon accou…

Shuang Liu, Shuoshuo Liang, Zheng Zhao +8

A three-season field experiment in saline-alkali paddy fields in Shanghai, China, showed that 50% organic fertilizer substitution (MF) maintained rice yield, reduced N2O emissions by 30.5%, improved soil quality, and increased net environme…

Sameeksha Patil

This paper quantifies the impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on steel, aluminium, and cement exports from India, China, and Japan using carbon cost accounting, gravity modeling, scenario analysis, and input-output …

Gizem Nur Bulanık Durmuş

This study evaluates active and passive retrofit strategies for a university building in Ankara using dynamic simulations and real operational data. PV integration reduces grid electricity by 89.76%, while Trombe wall offers highest energy …

Aso Abdullah, Abdullah Omar Yassen, Mohammad Talha

Using panel data from 5,378 firms across Asia, Europe, and North America (2015-2024), this study examines how board governance structures affect climate governance effectiveness and transition performance. Independent and gender-diverse boa…

Jie Fu, Junxia Zhang

Using a panel of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011-2023, this study shows that climate policy uncertainty (CPU) expands firms' green innovation boundaries. Green strategic orientation and digital-green technology integration mediate th…