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🇨🇳 ChinaJournalLand2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Response of Land Use Carbon Emissions to Urban Expansion—Evidence from 11 Megacities with Population Exceeding 10 Million in China
L. Yu, Yunzhe Dai, Lina Peng +1
This study analyzes the relationship between urban expansion and carbon stock changes in 11 Chinese megacities using land use data from 2000-2020. Concentric ring analysis and spatial exploratory methods reveal declining expansion intensity…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnergy Research & Social Science2026#Energy TransitionDOI
When energy transition needs negotiation: How multiple stakeholders communicate for a just transition in China
Fanxu Zeng, Xiaotong Chen
This paper examines the role of multi-stakeholder communication and negotiation in achieving a just energy transition in China. It highlights the importance of dialogue for social acceptance and policy formation, offering practical insights…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Science & Technology2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The Net Fossil EnergySavings of Global Solar PV SupplyChains and Their Vulnerability to Tariff Barriers
Shuxian Zheng, Yize Liu, Tong He +4
This study integrates a dynamic partial equilibrium model with LCA to quantify the net fossil energy savings of the global solar PV supply chain over its life cycle. Despite increased consumption from manufacturing and transport, the fossil…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironmental Science & Technology2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Resourceand ClimateImplications of China’sPassenger Vehicle Fleet Transition to 2050
Fanran Meng, Yiling Xiong, H.L. Gauch +5
This study quantifies the resource and climate implications of China's passenger vehicle fleet transition to 2050 using a bottom-up stock model. The fleet grows from 218 million in 2019 to 360-520 million by 2050, with lifecycle GHG, energy…
Peer-reviewedJournalResults in Control and Optimization2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A Digital Twin-Enabled Simulation Framework for Multi-Objective Optimization and Control of Risk-Aware, Low-Carbon, and Resilient Truck–Drone Routing
Ali Sedighimanesh, Mohammad Sedighimanesh, Mohammad Sanagoo Motlagh +2
This paper proposes a digital twin-enabled simulation framework for multi-objective optimization of truck-drone routing, integrating risk awareness, low-carbon goals, and resilience. It aims to balance logistics efficiency with environmenta…
🌍 GlobalJournalDiscover Concrete and Cement2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A systematic review of agricultural ash supplementary cementitious materials as low-carbon alternatives to ordinary Portland cement from 2005 to 2025
Abd Wahab, Humphrey Danso, Emmanuel Appiah‐Kubi
This systematic review synthesizes 47 studies on agricultural ash as low-carbon cement substitutes. It finds silica content positively correlates with compressive strength, while loss on ignition negatively correlates. Rice husk ash shows t…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Materials in Civil Engineering2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Developing Low-Carbon Concrete from Recycled Wind Turbine Blades: Fresh and Short-Term Properties
Xie Bing, Chao Wu
This study evaluates recycled wind turbine blade materials (GFRP and thermally treated GF550) as supplementary cementitious materials. GF550 shows comparable compressive strength to fly ash at 10% replacement, but higher ratios reduce stren…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalImperial College Research Computing Service Data Repository2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Unlocking heat pump flexibility to deliver low-carbon heating and support the electricity grid
Hui Yan, Jacek Pawlack, Aruna Sivakumar +9
Heating buildings accounts for ~20% of UK emissions, so decarbonizing heat is key. This brief explores how heat pump flexibility can support the grid while providing low-carbon heating. Research shows that well-designed tariffs and scheduli…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors: A hybrid electrification approach for low-carbon cement production
Naime Ahmadi, Sayan Das, Ahmad Reshad Delawary +7
This paper proposes a hybrid electrification approach for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like cement production, assessing technical and economic feasibility to achieve low-carbon manufacturing and significant emissions reductions.
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnergy & Environment2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Factors influencing the low-carbon transition: Evidence from the EU economies
Li Meng, Олександр Кубатко, Vladyslav Piven +2
This study analyzes determinants of decarbonization in 27 EU economies from 2013-2021, using both GHG emissions and carbon intensity as dependent variables. Results show renewable energy is a key driver, with a 10-percentage-point increase …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnergy Research & Social Science2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Leveraging International Monetary Fund reforms and institutional quality to advance the energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sylvester Senyo Horvey, Godfred A. Bokpin, Kwesi Obeng
Using data from 46 Sub-Saharan African countries (2000-2023) and GMM estimation, this study finds that IMF-supported reforms and institutional quality positively drive renewable energy transition. The impact of IMF reforms is contingent on …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalFrontiers in Sustainability2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A perspective on digitally enabled circular waste-to-resource systems integrating biomass engineering, pyrolysis, and adsorption
Veilumuthu Pattapulavar, D. V. Wilson
This perspective proposes an integrated waste-to-resource framework combining biomass engineering, pyrolysis, and adsorption, enhanced by AI, IoT, and digital twins. It emphasizes modular, decentralized systems that reduce transport emissio…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAnnual Review of Environment and Resources2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Rural Household Cooking Energy Transitions in the Global South: Towards Integrated User-Centered Cooking Energy Systems
Omar Masera, Victor Ruiz-García, Astrid Schilmann +2
About 2.2 billion rural people in the Global South cook with solid biomass, yet transition to clean fuels remains limited due to high costs, weak supply chains, and cultural preferences. This paper argues for integrated, user-centered strat…
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The Development of an Energy Scenario for Improving Energy Infrastructure in a Developing Nation (Nigeria as a Case Study)
Julius Oluwatosin Ajani, Grace Oluwabukola Kolapo, Monday Hendrick Nwonu +1
This study analyzes structural barriers to renewable energy deployment in Nigeria, highlighting gaps between policy ambition and implementation. Focusing on solar mini-grids and decentralized systems, it identifies fragmented institutional …
Peer-reviewedJournalEconomic Systems Research2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The socioeconomic impacts of energy transition: a macroeconomic energy- input–output model
Kurt Kratena
This paper presents a macroeconomic energy-input-output model to assess socioeconomic impacts of energy transition. It integrates standard IO with bottom-up energy models, treating energy demand as capital-stock specific. Investments shift …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalHuman Geography2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The politics of place in energy transformations: Contesting green extractivism through indigenous governance in Union Hidalgo, Mexico
Aisha Valenzuela Basurto, Astrid Krisch
This paper analyzes Zapotec resistance to the Gunaa Sicarú wind project in Unión Hidalgo, Mexico, arguing that indigenous resistance is generative, producing alternative socio-technical imaginaries and governance models through land-based a…
Peer-reviewedJournalElectric Power Systems Research2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Optimizing distribution planning with long-term thermal ratings in the energy transition
Montana-Salas Sergio, Ruggeri Simona, Soma Gian Giuseppe +2
This paper proposes an optimization approach for distribution network planning using long-term thermal ratings, addressing challenges from the energy transition such as renewable integration and changing demand. It aims to support efficient…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The role of ports in the transition to low-emission trucks – a multi-system transition analysis
Jonathan Schmid, Samantha Eleanor Tanzer, Lóránt Tavasszy
This study identifies nine conditions under which ports can accelerate the adoption of low-emission trucks for hinterland transport. Using a multi-system transition lens, it analyzes technological, actor, and institutional couplings, consid…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalFrontiers in Sustainable Cities2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Empowering resilience: best practices for solar energy solutions in reducing energy poverty in South Africa’s marginalized communities
Tsungai Mukwashi, Thulisile N. Mphambukeli, Innocent Chirisa
This study examines decentralized solar systems for addressing energy poverty and justice in South African marginalized communities, using case studies and fieldwork. It reveals an 'electricity infrastructure proximity paradox' and finds hi…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Sustainability and Society2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Youth engagement in local sustainable energy transition in the Western Balkans: lessons from the Visegrad countries
Aleksandra Jerkov, Zsófia Nemes, András Márton
This paper analyzes the lack of youth participation in the sustainable energy transition in the Western Balkans, drawing lessons from Visegrad countries and European practices. It identifies a systemic participation gap across four themes: …