GX & Decarbonization Research

Gabriele Mauro, Jury Gualandris, Evelyne Vanpoucke

This study conducts event studies on US firms' carbon neutrality announcements from 2014-2024 to examine the shareholder value effects of different CO2 abatement technologies. It finds that product and production technologies (insetting) cr…

Nicola Bartolini, Silvia Romagnoli, Amia Santini

This paper develops a financial framework for the valuation and risk assessment of fixed-price renewable Power Purchase Agreements. It formalizes payoff structures of main PPA designs for wind and solar, derives fair prices, and proposes a …

Zihao Xie

This paper analyzes the impact of policy shocks, including the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and China's domestic carbon market, on China's export industry. It proposes five green upgrading paths: institutional coordination, …

Xuemei Zhang, Qiang Hu, Xiao Jiang +1

This study develops a duopolistic game model under cap-and-trade policy, analyzing competing manufacturers' choice between external carbon market trading and internal trading agreements. It finds conditions for Pareto improvement in profits…

Shiyue Luo, Mingyue Lu, Yu Hao

This paper analyzes how China's emissions trading scheme (ETS) shapes corporate carbon strategies, revealing the mechanisms through which market-based environmental regulation drives corporate emission reduction actions.

Shan Li, Luanye Feng

This study examines how China's national carbon emissions trading system reshapes green jobs within firms using a difference-in-differences analysis of 13 million job postings. It finds that regulated firms increase their green job share by…

Chen Bian, Yingying Ding, Liu bing +2

This paper analyzes the role of transition finance, specifically carbon-reduction lending (CRL), in promoting China's synergistic transformation of digital and green (STDG). CRL reshapes inter-departmental loan spreads via banks' internal t…

Monika Wodnicka, Agata Gniadkowska-Szymańska

This study empirically analyzes the impact of ESG reporting on CAPEX and technology investment in mining firms in Europe and North America (2017-2023). Higher ESG ratings (especially environmental/governance in Europe, social in North Ameri…

Khaled S. Aljaaidi, Neef F. Alwadani, Eyad H. Abutheeb

Using data from Saudi listed firms (2014-2021), this study finds a positive association between external assurance of sustainability reports and ESG performance. The results suggest that assurance enhances credibility and stakeholder confid…

Sayfullayev Mekhroj Sayfullayevich

This paper examines the concept and specific aspects of preparing audit opinions in ESG auditing within the context of sustainable development. It reviews theoretical and practical approaches to ESG audit reporting and develops relevant sug…

Sayfullayev Mekhroj Sayfullayevich

This paper examines the concept and specific aspects of preparing audit opinions in ESG auditing within the context of sustainable development. It reviews theoretical and practical approaches to ESG audit reporting and develops relevant sug…

Aneta Nowakowska-Krystman, Joanna Antczak, D.M. Fronczek +1

This paper examines the degree of preparedness for ESG reporting among selected defense industry companies worldwide, with a specific focus on Polish firms. It compares non-financial disclosures using GRI and SASB standards, based on websit…

Teshome Dengiso Megiso, Venkata Ramayya Ancha

This study evaluates marine microalgal biodiesel (FAME >94%) in a CI engine and shows that adding graphene oxide nanoparticles (55 ppm) improves brake thermal efficiency by 4.3% and reduces CO, HC, and NOx emissions by up to 34.5%, supporti…

Sejal Jain, Pranav Singh, Sachin kushwaha +1

This paper presents CarbonLens, an AI-powered carbon footprint tracking and sustainability analytics platform for personal emissions. It uses React.js, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Ollama-based LLMs to automatically estimate emissions …

Moin Uddin, Magdalena Radulescu, Palanisamy Manigandan +2

This study examines the impact of renewable energy use, natural resources, technological innovation, and other factors on CO2 emissions in BRICS nations from 1985 to 2022 using panel econometric methods (MMQR, FMOLS, etc.). Findings show th…

Nicole J. Wilson, Sameer H. Shah

This paper critically examines 'climate solutionism'—the tendency to reduce complex climate risks to techno-managerial fixes. Using cases from the water-climate nexus, it argues that such approaches exclude diverse experiences and limit tra…

Jacob Kwakye

This critical review synthesizes 68 studies on lithium mining and green extractivism. It finds that lithium extraction for decarbonization causes water stress, biodiversity risk, community conflict, and Indigenous rights violations. The 'su…

Maksym W. Sitnicki, D. Kurinskyi, Martina Ballova +2

Using panel data for 37 European countries (2018-2023), this study analyzes the relationship between public R&D support and energy start-up activities. Weak short-term associations are found, but two-year lagged estimations reveal negative …

Noélie Borghino, Chantal Le Mouël, Agneta Forslund +8

This study explores the feasibility of expanding organic agriculture in Europe while meeting climate goals, avoiding carbon leakage through outsourcing. It suggests that with appropriate policies, such a balance is achievable.

Benjamin Friedhoff, Sascha Prehn, Annalena Braun +4

This paper presents a propulsion system concept for inland waterway vessels using ammonia as fuel. It combines an ammonia cracker with a high-speed combustion engine using hydrogen as ignition enhancer, achieving diesel-equivalent performan…