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🌍 GlobalJournalJoule2021#PolicyDOI
Upstream decarbonization through a carbon takeback obligation: An affordable backstop climate policy
Jenkins S.
This paper proposes a Carbon Takeback Obligation (CTO), requiring fossil fuel producers and importers to sequester a rising share of the carbon they sell, as an affordable backstop climate policy. By mandating decarbonization upstream, it t…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalGenetics and Molecular Research2026#PolicyDOI
REGULATING CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR: POLICY INSTRUMENTS, COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS, AND DECARBONISATION PATHWAYS
Mr. Shankha Pati, Mr. Abhishek Benjwal, Dr K Supriya +3
This review examines policy instruments, compliance mechanisms, and decarbonisation pathways across road, aviation, maritime, freight, and urban transport. It assesses carbon pricing, emissions trading, vehicle and fuel standards, EV incent…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeResearch Square2026#PolicyDOI
Methanol shipping compliance under FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS
Makridis G, Separdani MM
This paper evaluates methanol's decarbonization value under IMO CII, FuelEU Maritime, and EU ETS regulatory accounting frameworks. Analyzing 2024 THETIS-MRV data, it finds fossil methanol is costlier and more carbon-intensive than VLSFO and…
Preprint🌍 GlobalEarthArXiv2026#PolicyDOI
Biodiversity conservation policies alter the solution space of climate mitigation scenarios
Steinhauser, Jan, Riahi, Keywan, Sengupta, Sreyam +9
This study uses an integrated modeling framework to explore synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation. It finds that sustainable bioenergy potential compatible with ambitious biodiversity targets is b…
🇺🇸 USADatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#PolicyDOI
Global Carbon–Growth Decoupling Database (GCDD) v1.0
Pranta Sikder
A country-year panel dataset (1990-2022) for 164 countries providing CO2-GDP decoupling indicators, including Tapio elasticities, eight-state classifications for production- and consumption-based emissions, regression-based elasticities, an…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeResearch Square2026#PolicyDOI
From Import Vulnerability to Energy Transition Performance: The Mediating Role of Green Fiscal Policy in the European Union
Misu NB, Zlati ML, Georgescu PL +2
This study empirically tests a mediation model where green fiscal policy transmits the effect of energy import vulnerability on energy transition performance, using panel data from 27 EU countries (2014-2023). Integrating PCA, PLS-SEM, and …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Innovation Studies2026#PolicyDOI
Decoding competitive advantage in low-carbon technology: the role of environmental technology investions management
Shujaat Abbas, Zahoor Ahmed
This study analyzes the impact of environmental management practices on competitive advantage in low-carbon technologies using panel data from 37 OECD countries (1995-2023). Employing instrumental variable quantile regression, it finds hete…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#PolicyDOI
Building State Capacity for the Clean Development Transition
Hughes, Hunter
Frames the clean energy transition as an institutional crisis of state capacity, arguing for a modernized Developmental State with coordinated planning, strategic finance, and industrial discipline. Offers a 12-chapter architecture and a 20…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainable Development2026#PolicyDOI
The Myth of Decarbonized Oil: Technological Fixes, Climate Delay, and the Politics of Low‐Carbon Fossil Fuels
Jacob Kwakye
This critical review examines the concept of 'decarbonized oil' used by oil and gas actors to reconcile production with net-zero goals. It argues that technologies like methane abatement and CCS reduce only operational emissions, not full l…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEdward Elgar Publishing eBooks2026#PolicyDOI
Article 22: Combating climate change
Chiara Macchi
This contribution analyzes Article 22 of the CSDDD, which before its removal by the 'Omnibus I' proposal required large companies and financial institutions to adopt transition plans for climate change mitigation aligned with the Paris Agre…
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#PolicyDOI
People would rather pay more than fly less: implications for aviation decarbonisation
Joon K, Leung C, Hanger S +3
A randomized controlled trial (N=3,454) in the US, Switzerland, and China tests four distributive designs of a flying surcharge and a flying budget. Respondents are markedly more willing to pay more than to fly less, with personal fairness …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalGeoscience Frontiers2026#PolicyDOI
Unveiling the synergistic impacts of environmental taxation and eco-innovation on energy intensity: A moment-based quantile regression analysis for OECD countries
Onur Yağış, İbrahim Çütçü
This study analyzes the individual and synergistic effects of environmental taxation and eco-innovation on energy intensity across 20 OECD countries from 1995 to 2021 using Method of Moments Quantile Regression. It finds that both factors r…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalNature Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Strategic objectives underpin national climate pledges
Taryn Fransen, Jonas Meckling
This study empirically examines strategic motives behind national climate pledges under the Paris Agreement. Based on interviews with 40 policymakers, it identifies six strategic objectives, including attracting climate finance, setting sta…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#PolicyDOI
Resolving conflicting findings on low-carbon city pilots: stage-specific impacts and the role of voluntary vs. mandatory policies in emissions reduction
Siyue Yang, Yang Zhang, Yichen Wang +2
This study evaluates China's Low-Carbon City Pilot (LCCP) policy by distinguishing its three implementation phases (2010, 2013, 2017) using a multi-period DID framework. Mandatory measures in the third batch significantly reduced CO2 intens…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Public Policy2026#PolicyDOI
Climate policy under economic uncertainty: confidence in the welfare state and support for carbon taxation
Jaewook Lee, Marcello Natili
Using survey data from seven European countries (n=10,968), this study finds that income difficulty and dissatisfaction with social policies reduce support for fossil fuel taxation, while perceived employment risk positively associates with…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCommunications Earth & Environment2026#PolicyDOI
Limiting warming by CO2 and methane mitigation in an expanded scenario space
K. Weber, Reto Knutti, Lena Brun +1
This study presents a novel scenario generation approach to systematically map peak warming from CO2 and methane mitigation pathways. Without methane mitigation, peak warming exceeds 1.7°C, and the likelihood of staying below 2°C drops belo…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalFrontiers in Marine Science2026#PolicyDOI
The duty to know: monitoring, reporting and verification as an obligation of due diligence in the legal protection of blue carbon ecosystems
Meng Li, Xuedong Wang, 肖旭倩
This paper theorizes the legal basis for protecting blue carbon ecosystems under international law, arguing that monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) is a binding obligation under UNCLOS Articles 192, 194, and 204-206, independent …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalManagement International Review2026#PolicyDOI
Multinational Enterprises and their Role in Mitigating Climate Change: Comparative Perspectives
Zaheer Khan, Geoffrey Wood, Huda Khan +3
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are central to climate mitigation, yet their actions vary across institutional contexts. This article develops a comparative-institutional framework showing how varieties of capitalism and geoeconomic compet…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSociety and Economy2019#PolicyDOI
Is guarantee of origin really an effective energy policy tool in Europe? A critical approach
Hamburger Á.
This paper critically examines the effectiveness of the European Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme as an energy policy tool. It analyzes the impact of GOs on market signals and consumer choice, and identifies design flaws that may undermine p…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Science & Technology2026#PolicyDOI
Bridging China’s Climate Targets and Mitigation Capacity through Sectoral Policy Implementation
Huaxuan Wang, Yang Liu, Fan Wu +14
This paper analyzes the gap between China's climate targets and mitigation capacity through sectoral policy implementation, emphasizing the importance of effective policy implementation and coordination. It provides insights into China's en…