GX & Decarbonization Research

Alireza A. Chiniforush, Benoît Belleville, Wen Li +3

This study explores the Australian sawn timber industry's adaptation to market changes and climate impacts, focusing on utilizing low-grade timber in residential construction. Through structural modeling and probabilistic methods (AS1720, I…

Qiansi Tu, Chengjie Wu, Dianjun Fang +4

This paper proposes a cradle-to-gate Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculation method using trusted data space technology to address fragmented data and cross-organizational exchange challenges. It designs a credible PCF exchange architect…

Annie Palstam, Mathias Andersson, Elvira Lange +1

This paper argues that physical therapy can contribute to sustainable development and calls for integrating environmental, social, and economic dimensions into research. It highlights co-benefits such as reducing healthcare's environmental …

Bartley J. Madden

This paper presents three perspectives on achieving net zero: conventional ESG metrics (criticized for flaws in Scope 3, proposing E-liability), systems thinking to handle complexity and foster innovation, and promoting systems thinking for…

Ruo-hao GE, Guo-gang WANG, Kun-yu NIU

This study analyzes carbon emissions from China's agri-food system from both production and consumption perspectives (1990-2022) using Tapio decoupling and LMDI models. It finds strong decoupling after 2015, with economic development as the…

Scott J Eilert

This editorial introduces a special issue on the future of animal protein, addressing the challenge of feeding 10 billion people by 2050. It covers greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, demand growth in Asia and Africa, African Swine Fev…

Guido Schmidt‐Traub, Harvey Locke, Jixi Gao +11

This paper argues that integrated national strategies with spatially explicit analyses are essential to achieve the goals of the three Rio Conventions. It highlights China's spatial planning innovations, such as the Ecological Conservation …

Akio Kasuga

This paper quantifies the contribution of the demand side (designers, contractors, owners) to CO2 reduction in structural concrete. Analyzing GCCA's net-zero roadmap and Japanese NIES data, it clarifies the reduction sharing between supply …

Fan Bin

This study evaluates the occurrence conditions of shallow geothermal energy in Lanzhou New Area and analyzes the suitability of ground-source heat pump (GSHP) systems. It provides scientific evidence for optimizing regional energy structure…

Ariana M. Nelson, Deirdre C. Kelleher, Vivian Ip +1

The healthcare sector contributes ~10% of global GHG emissions, and pain clinics are significant contributors. This paper proposes a 'Triple R' (Reduce, Replace, Rethink) approach to green pain practice, including energy efficiency, waste r…

Jacob Fry, Angie Bone, Keiichiro Kanemoto +2

Healthcare systems contribute 4-5% of global GHG emissions, largely from supply chains. This primer introduces environmental footprinting methods (LCA, EE-IOA, hybrid) for healthcare, emphasizing system boundaries and indirect emissions. It…

Kripa Dwarakanath

This paper reviews UK policies and industry standards for embodied carbon reduction in buildings, showing how voluntary whole-life carbon standards drive project developers to collaborate with supply chains on design optimization, low-carbo…

David F. Chang

This editorial emphasizes the need to reduce surgical waste in ophthalmology, citing surveys showing most surgeons consider OR waste excessive. Healthcare accounts for 4.4% of global GHG emissions, and ophthalmology has high procedural volu…

Reza Kiani Mavi, Majid Semiari, Seyed Ashkan Hosseini Shekarabi +4

This study develops an integrated optimization framework for designing a sustainable three-echelon food supply chain (suppliers, manufacturer, retailers), minimizing cost and carbon emissions while maximizing certified green output. Governm…

Hardeep Singh, Emily Senay, Jodi D. Sherman

The healthcare sector contributes ~4.6% of global GHG emissions, with US healthcare responsible for a fifth. This paper applies lessons from the patient safety movement—transparency, accountability, data verification—to healthcare decarboni…

Yueqi Cui

This study analyzes the impact of carbon emissions trading pilot policies on corporate supply chain risk using A-share listed company data from 2008 to 2021. The results show that the pilot policies significantly reduce supply chain risks, …

Atieh Fahimi Bandpey, Saeed Rahimpour Golroudbary, Andrzej Krasławski

This study quantifies GHG emissions from mining and processing minerals for energy transition technologies using dynamic simulation under NZE, AP, and STEP scenarios. EVs, solar cells, transmission, heat pumps, and wind turbines have the hi…

G. C. Shurson, Pedro E Urriola

This paper argues for transforming pork production into a sustainable circular system. It emphasizes improving feed formulation and precision feeding to reduce environmental impacts, and proposes upcycling nutrients from food waste. It also…

Puneet Dwivedi

This virtual special issue introduction examines the potential of Brassica carinata (carinata) as a winter crop for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the Southern United States. It synthesizes SPARC project research on agronomy,…

Danhui Lai, Zhang Zeqi, Yingjie Li +2

This paper applies the FP-Growth association rule algorithm to product carbon footprint (CFP) certification data sharing and tracing, extracting emission-related rules across supply chain nodes. Compared with the Apriori method, it reduces …