GX & Decarbonization Research

Xinyu Su, Ge Han, Yanyu Yue +5

This study uses satellite data (Carbon Mapper) to characterize methane point-source emission distributions across countries and sectors. It finds that sources exceeding 5000 kg/h, though only 3.34% of total point sources, contribute over 25…

Changliang Li

This paper evaluates the independent and joint impacts of China's Low-Carbon City Pilot (LCCP) and Made in China 2025 (MIC2025) on urban green economic efficiency (GEE) using panel data from 208 cities (2004-2022) and a multi-period differe…

Rui Shan, Wenhao Zhou, Huanshu Jiang +1

This study designs strategies to facilitate low-carbon behavior among Chinese adolescents, exploring barriers to behavior change and effective interventions.

Wei Rui

This paper categorizes China's low-carbon energy policy evolution into four stages: initial germination, preliminary development, rapid advancement, and in-depth improvement. It analyzes stage-specific characteristics and problems, offering…

Raghunath Chakraborty, Rahul Debnath

This article explores the emerging jurisprudence of climate change litigation and forest protection in India. It examines how Indian courts have interpreted constitutional and statutory frameworks to balance development and ecological susta…

Max Bradley, Rens Chazottes, Susanna Garside +1

This paper uses an RCT in French universities to evaluate a 3-hour climate education workshop. Treated students showed 7 percentage points higher support for costly climate policies (beef tax, flight ban, meat-free canteen), increased belie…

Yong-Jae Lee

This paper examines innovation quality trade-offs in transport decarbonization under EU environmental regulation. It finds that regulatory focus on specific technologies may hinder long-term resilience and technological diversity.

Olena Zhytkevych

This paper proposes a conceptual governance framework for countries to manage decarbonization, using game theory to explore coordination mechanisms. It provides a theoretical foundation for policy-making without empirical analysis.

Rui Feng

The advancement of global climate governance and China's 'dual carbon' strategy have highlighted the importance of corporate environmental social responsibility. In the context of a low-carbon economy, enterprises should foster low-carbon p…

Aleksandra Nocoń

This paper provides a theoretical analysis of how central banks can integrate climate issues into monetary policy. Based on a systematic literature review, it reveals tensions between risk-based and interventionist approaches, concluding th…

David Close, I Gde Agung Chandra Satriya, Chelsea Golding +2

Using China's unofficial ban on Australian coal imports from 2020–2023, this paper tests the market substitution argument (MSA). It finds that China substituted Australian coal with imports from Indonesia, Russia, and Mongolia, and boosted …

Xiao Li

Existing renewable subsidy schemes are designed against static capacity configurations, ignoring how incentives propagate through dispatch to deliver carbon abatement. This paper develops an integrated optimization framework that endogenize…

Md Rohidul Islam

This study analyzes the impact of climate policy uncertainty (CPU) on total factor carbon productivity (TFCP) across 18 German manufacturing industries from 1995 to 2018. Using a fixed-effects stochastic frontier model and two-step system G…

Duresa Kilaj, Fisnik Morina, SADRI ALIJA

This study analyzes the impact of green economy policies on carbon emission reduction and assesses barriers to implementing the European Green Deal (EGD). Using econometric analysis, it finds that investment in renewable energy and sustaina…

Maarit Kallio

This study evaluates the costs if EU Member States restrict harvests to meet LULUCF targets instead of following market-driven baseline. Germany, France, Finland, and Sweden face the highest costs, amounting to billions of euros annually. T…

Lauma Auermane, Maksims Feofilovs, Agris Kamenders

This paper analyzes building decarbonization in Latvia, comparing CO2 limit values with Nordic countries. It identifies the need for a unified methodology and proposes CO2 threshold levels and a zero-emission building definition tailored to…

Noman Shabbir, Jelizaveta Krenjova-Cepilova

This study examines policy and institutional barriers to second-life EV battery adoption in Estonia and the Baltic region. Using interviews and stakeholder workshops, it finds that governance challenges—ambiguous classification, unclear lia…

Paula Veinberga, Zane Pīpkalēja, Aiga Barisa +1

This study identifies barriers to achieving climate neutrality in Latvian municipalities through a survey. Results show that barriers differ by municipality size and capacity, with key obstacles including lack of funding, low political prio…

Celina Scott-Buechler

This paper examines public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) governance through a nationally representative survey experiment of 1,488 U.S. adults. Findings show strong preferences for democratic, participatory, and publicly accou…

Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Letizia Chiappini, Thomas Hoppe +1

This paper examines legal barriers to energy storage deployment through a socio-legal case study of a neighborhood battery pilot in Almelo, Netherlands. Analyzing the Dutch Electricity Act of 1998 and the Energy Act of 2024, it identifies b…