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.
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Copper Scarcity on the LME Is Not a Global Copper Shortage
Bell, Peter
This paper examines the distinction between global copper availability and exchange-specific deliverability, using the 2025-2026 U.S. copper tariff episode. It develops the concept of the 'delivery boundary' and argues that tariff expectati…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
THE MARKET AS SOVEREIGN: CAPABILITY SOVEREIGNTY AND THE GLOBAL CONTEST OVER CONVERSION IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Renato Moraes; Thiago Souza Serra; Dayane Aparecida Fanti Tangerino
This article introduces 'capability sovereignty' to explain why some resource-rich states convert endowments into developmental power. Using a four-component index (CSI) for China, US, and Brazil, it finds conversion capacity predicts auton…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Code and data for reproducing figures in Pathak et al., "Commonalities and differences in national pathways toward net-zero emissions"
Anuj Pathak
This repository provides code and data to reproduce a national scenario analysis toward net-zero emissions. It uses IPCC AR6 scenario data, IEA-EDGAR historical CO2 emissions, and World Bank income classifications, with effort-sharing alloc…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry Research2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Process Design
and Greenhouse Gas Analysis of an Electrified
Mixed Plastic Waste-to-Olefins Value Chain
Amvrosios G. Georgiadis, Vasileia-Loukia Yfanti, Ismaël Amghizar +6
This study presents a conceptual process design and life-cycle GHG analysis for converting mixed plastic waste into polymer-grade olefins via pyrolysis, e-cracking, compression, and separation. Eight scenarios are assessed, combining centra…
Peer-reviewedJournalJournal of the Institution of Engineers India Series D2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Towards a Low-Carbon Steel Industry in India: Decarbonization Strategies and Environmental Impact Assessment
Saha A.K.
This paper examines decarbonization strategies for India's steel industry, analyzing feasibility through environmental impact assessment. It offers strategic and policy recommendations.
Peer-reviewedJournalApplied Energy2025#Energy TransitionDOI
Approximate and exact approaches to energy-aware job shop scheduling with dynamic energy tariffs and power purchase agreements
Dunke F.
This paper addresses energy-aware job shop scheduling with dynamic energy tariffs and power purchase agreements (PPAs). It proposes approximate and exact methods to optimize the trade-off between energy cost and production efficiency. The w…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalIscience2022#Energy TransitionDOI
Storage power purchase agreements to enable the deployment of energy storage in Europe
Gabrielli P.
This paper analyzes the role of storage power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe, examining contract models and policy frameworks that can facilitate the deployment of energy storage. It provides insights for integrating renewables and en…
ReportSettling Climate Accounts Navigating the Road to Net Zero2021#Energy TransitionDOI
A Natural Approach to Net Zero
Bernasconi L.
This paper explores integrating nature-based solutions (NbS) into net-zero strategies, evaluating their role in carbon removal and ecosystem conservation, and proposing policy and financing frameworks.
Peer-reviewedConferenceEnergy Procedia2014#Energy TransitionDOI
How net zero energy buildings and cities might look like? New challenges for passive design and renewables design
Scognamiglio A.
This paper explores new challenges for passive design and renewable energy design in achieving net zero energy buildings (NZEB) and cities. It discusses energy demand-supply balance at building and urban scales, integration of energy effici…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalResources Conservation and Recycling2023#Energy TransitionDOI
More intensive use and lifetime extension can enable net-zero emissions in China's cement cycle
Wu T.
This paper analyzes pathways to net-zero emissions in China's cement industry, highlighting the critical role of more intensive use and lifetime extension of cement. Quantitative modeling shows that demand reduction and circularity can sign…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalLocal Environment2022#Energy TransitionDOI
Regional energy futures as decision support in the transition to net zero emissions: North of Tyne case study
Copeland C.
This paper develops regional energy futures for the North of Tyne area in the UK to support decision-making in the transition to net zero. It presents multiple scenarios reflecting local characteristics and offers a framework for policymake…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalNature Communications2021#Energy TransitionDOI
Energy systems in scenarios at net-zero CO2 emissions
DeAngelo J.
This paper analyzes energy system scenarios for achieving net-zero CO2 emissions, examining technological and policy pathways such as large-scale renewable deployment and phase-out of fossil fuels. It clarifies structural changes in energy …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Carbon Redistribution during Millisecond Ultrahigh-Temperature Pyrolysis of Light Cycle Oil into Acetylene and Functional Carbon Black
Zekun Li, Xiance Zhang, Jianhong Gong +2
This study by Sinopec investigates carbon redistribution during millisecond ultrahigh-temperature pyrolysis of light cycle oil (LCO) into acetylene and functional carbon black. It suggests potential for more efficient chemical feedstock pro…
Peer-reviewedJournalNext Energy2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Electrolyser and anaerobic digestion driven CO2 hydrogenation routes towards sustainable dimethyl ether production: A review of carbon capture technologies, advanced reactor technologies, and sustainability assessment
Avinash Ankush Lad, Aniket Y. Patrikar, Ratnadip R. Joshi
This review compares two renewable DME production routes (electrolysis and anaerobic digestion) at a systems level, evaluating carbon capture technologies, catalyst and reactor performance, process intensification, energy requirements, carb…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Remote Sensing & GIS2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Low-Carbon Building Material Selection Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Mehdi Ramezani
This study proposes an integrated AHP-LCA framework for low-carbon building material selection, evaluating 13 criteria across 11 materials with expert judgments and cradle-to-gate impacts. Applied to a residential building in Tehran, it ide…
Peer-reviewedJournalAdvanced Electromagnetics2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Theoretical Framework for Greening Air Logistics A Perspective Based on Low-Carbon Technology and Supply Chain Collaboration
X. L. Liu
Green transformation of air logistics requires coordinated optimization of low-carbon technology deployment and supply-chain collaboration. This study develops a three-dimensional framework (technology-driven, collaborative operation, value…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalFuel2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Methodology for the evaluation of low-carbon fuels in power generation gas turbine applications
Jon Runyon, Antonio Escamilla Perejón, Lorenzo Pilotti +3
This paper proposes a novel methodology based on the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to evaluate the adoption potential of alternative fuels in gas turbine power plants. Unlike conventional multi-criteria decision-making, it identifies the sing…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A carbon structure-integrated XGBoost model for predicting coal pyrolysis products and enabling low-carbon process optimization
Xingxing Ma, Wang Li, Yajun Tian +3
This paper proposes an XGBoost model integrated with carbon structure information to predict coal pyrolysis products, enabling optimization of pyrolysis processes for low-carbon outcomes. The work from Chinese research institutions contribu…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSustainability2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Localised Pathways of Twin Transitions: Insights from the Energy Sector in Stara Zagora and Kozani
Vasiliki Krommyda, Vassil Kirov
This paper compares the twin green and digital transitions in coal-dependent regions of Bulgaria and Greece, based on 24 interviews and policy analysis. Transitions are asymmetric, with green dominating while digital remains detached. Gover…
Peer-reviewedJournalFrontiers in Sustainable Cities2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Why rising charcoal prices fail to drive clean cooking transitions: evidence from urban Malawi
Samuel Admore Chiumia, Betchani Tchereni, Hope Baxter Chamdimba
Using survey data from 1,613 households in four Malawian cities, this study analyzes determinants of cooking fuel transition via multinomial logistic regression. Rising charcoal prices encourage movement away from exclusive biomass use, but…