GX & Decarbonization Research

Hans‐Peter Schmidt, Nikolas Hagemann

This paper develops a time-explicit method for offsetting the warming impact of methane emissions with temporary carbon sinks. It shows that a 20-year CO2 removal can counterbalance the 100-year warming effect of a methane pulse, providing …

Sijun Zeng, Ning Ma, Clarence Edward Choi

This study investigates alkali-activated ground granulated blast furnace slag (AAS) for stabilizing Hong Kong Marine Deposits (MD). At a water-to-binder ratio of 4, AAS-stabilized MD achieves 4.5 times higher 28-day strength than ordinary P…

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This paper proposes a dual-purpose accounting framework for the net-zero transition, integrating financial and carbon accounting to enable consistent reporting of emission reductions and financial performance. It aims to enhance transition …

Kara S.

This paper discusses how Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) can contribute to achieving net-zero targets. LCE enables environmental burden reduction across all stages of products and processes, providing a crucial framework for corporate decarbon…

R WOOD

EXIOFUTURES is a scenario-based extension of EXIOBASE for exploring how future socioeconomic change, technology shifts, policy choices, and consumption patterns may reshape global environmental footprints. It uses a multi-regional input-out…

Yu Xue, Yan Ning, Yi-Zheng Zhang +7

This study evaluates whether digital carbon platforms can operationalize consumption-based mitigation using data from 15,351 individuals. Propensity score matching shows participants achieve approximately 42% greater per-capita emission red…

Bulfaro, Isabella, Sánchez, Anna, Fadul, Mikel +3

This study systematically compares GHG emissions from biomethane splitting for hydrogen and solid carbon under three accounting frameworks: EU RED III, UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard, and ISO LCA. RED III underestimates removal potential b…

Kevin Gurney, Bilal Aslam, Pawlok Dass +2

Using a new machine-learning global FFCO2 dataset (Vulcan-UrbanML), this study estimates urban share of global territorial FFCO2 emissions at 63.6-69.9% for 2022, and consumption-based urban share at 65.3-79.3%. Per capita urban emissions a…

Aurora Bertini, Muheeb Al-Obaidy, Maxime Dasse +3

This study proposes an integrated framework combining life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and building performance simulation (BPS) to evaluate whole-life GHG emissions of renovation strategies. Using a Belgian house case study, six scenari…

Llop M.

This paper presents a decomposition of sectoral greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland using a subsystem input-output model, enabling identification of emission drivers within inter-sectoral dependencies.

Mousavi S.

This paper explores the potential of second-generation bioplastics to decarbonize residential buildings by reducing both embodied and operational carbon, aiming for near net zero emissions. A case study in New York State evaluates the life-…

Neumann, Maxim, Raichuk, Anton, Potapov, Peter +18

This paper presents ForTy v1, a global 10-meter resolution forest typology map for 2020 with six classes aligned with FAO and EUDR definitions: Primary Forest, Naturally Regenerating Forest, Planted Forest, Plantation Forest, Tree Crops and…

Guanjun Huang, Can Zhou, Shaojie Zhang +2

This paper proposes an integrated framework for life cycle carbon emission accounting of old residential communities using digital technologies such as BIM, 3D point clouds, DesignBuilder, and i-Tree Eco. Applied to a case in Hefei, it find…

Chun Xia-Bauer, Lukas Hermwille, Anna Leipprand

This paper compares operational low-carbon steel labels in China and Europe, finding broad technical comparability but differences in system boundaries and emissions accounting. Greater alignment could facilitate trade and investment signal…

Alessio Mastrucci, Dominik Maierhofer, X. Zhong +8

This study assesses carbon storage in global urban building stocks under future scenarios, focusing on structural wood and biochar-based concrete. Substituting with wood in 50% of new buildings could increase carbon storage by 0.4 GtCO2/yr …

Fateh Saci

This paper investigates how green accounting serves as a strategic and financial tool for measuring environmental externalities, guiding budgets, enhancing reputation, and influencing valuation. Based on a literature review and twelve inter…

Cristina Jareño-Escudero, Eva Lucas-Segarra, Joan Romero-Clausell +2

This study compares five industrialised retrofit kits and five conventional renovation scenarios for a public housing stock in Spain, assessing trade-offs between operational and embodied carbon. It uses carbon payback and cumulative emissi…

Valerie Livina, Hannah Cheales-Norman, Marc Coleman +5

This paper analyzes carbon emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 from a measurement science perspective, presenting case studies. It highlights challenges in uncertainty quantification, especially for Scope 2, and proposes a systematic approa…

Leming Gu, Hao Zhu, Yazhi Zhu

This study uses system dynamics to model embodied carbon in buildings, identifying building height and seismic coefficients as key drivers of material consumption. It shows that increasing prefabrication rates reduces construction emissions…

Kasım Zor, Ali Can Ozdemir, Iclal Cetin Tas

This study proposes a novel gene expression programming (GEP) algorithm for forecasting CO2 emissions in G7 countries. The enhanced GEP outperforms standard GEP with 26% improvement in nMAE, 24% in nRMSE, and 27% in MAPE, while maintaining …