GX & Decarbonization Research

Zhou, Xiaoyan, Ruan, Min, Yu, Jing +1

This study examines how statutory net zero targets affect low-carbon energy investments by public firms. It finds that only ambitious national-level targets significantly promote investment, highlighting the importance of policy stringency …

Aiqun Guan, Ziyi Cai, Ya Zhou +1

This dataset provides greenhouse gas emissions and nutrition profiles for 320 dishes from eight major Chinese cuisines. It can be used for carbon footprint analysis of food and research on sustainable diets.

Shabdiki Chaurasia, Bilen Akuzum, Ertan Agar

This study proposes electrochemical Na2SO4 salt splitting to produce Ca(OH)2 as a cement clinker intermediate without CO2 evolution. Using a zero-gap flow electrolyzer, it achieves >90% Faradaic efficiency for NaOH generation and ≥85% purit…

Fiseha Tesfaye, Leiting Shen, Sudatta Das +1

This paper reviews recent developments in decarbonization of the iron and steel industry, including emerging technologies such as hydrogen-based direct reduction and carbon capture utilization and storage. It discusses policy frameworks and…

B. Wortmann, Daniel Arenas, C. Winkler +3

This paper analyzes the impact of cooling water demand on the sustainability of hydrogen production. It highlights trade-offs between water consumption and clean hydrogen output, emphasizing regional water availability constraints.

Inesa Verbitska, Olha Shmyhel

This paper systematically analyzes international financial support mechanisms for renewable energy development, including green bonds, project finance, and blended finance. It proposes an integrated evaluation model incorporating AI-based r…

Musarat Shahin, Abdul Haseeb Mohsin, Aiman Bibi +11

This review covers sustainable ammonia production via renewable-driven electrochemical and photoelectrochemical routes. It examines an integrated process combining photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation under concentrated solar irradiatio…

B. Fakhruddin, Sultana Jahangir

This Perspective examines climate oversight in the world's largest pension and sovereign wealth funds. Using a harmonized disclosure framework and composite climate-risk proxies, it reveals a persistent climate finance gap, with most funds …

Richmond Owusu-Mainu, Emmanuel Awusi, Alex Agyemang Asante

This paper reviews 45 peer-reviewed studies to analyze the impact of carbon accounting on environmental sustainability. It finds that carbon accounting and transparency significantly improve corporate environmental performance, but Scope 3 …

G. Aguiar

This study compares ESG reporting by Microsoft and Unilever (2020-2023) analyzing integration of GRI, SASB, TCFD, CSRD, and IFRS S1/S2. Microsoft adopts investor-oriented transparency and climate-risk governance, while Unilever emphasizes h…

Jingyi Wang

When the EU CBAM becomes fully effective in 2026, Chinese exports will be affected due to lower domestic carbon prices. This paper proposes expanding CBAM crediting to include implicit carbon prices such as China's resource tax and consumpt…

Moones Keshvarinia, Cameron A. MacKenzie, Mark Mba Wright

This systematic review evaluates 16 simulation tools for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies using five criteria: chemical process simulation, dynamic modeling, thermodynamic properties, heat transfer, and integration. It identifi…

Fazel Azarhomayun, Jingjie Wei, Kamal H. Khayat

This comprehensive review examines performance characteristics, implementation challenges, and decarbonization pathways of low-carbon concrete. It identifies technical and economic barriers to emission reduction in construction and outlines…

Siyuan Liu, Rongrong Zhai, Li J +2

This paper proposes a low-carbon economic scheduling framework for a wind-solar-hydrogen integrated multienergy supply virtual power plant (WSH-MESVPP) that participates in both energy and reserve markets. Case studies show a 9.32% improvem…

Rakesh Dondapati

This paper develops a Greenwashing Intelligence System (GIS) using multimodal AI (transformer-based NLP, satellite data, emissions data, controversy records, financial disclosures, supply-chain signals) to construct a Narrative Ambition Sco…

Kozol, Ece

This replication package provides data and code for a study examining the impact of mandatory climate-risk disclosure on firms' cost of capital and decarbonization using cross-country data with staggered regulatory adoption. The study demon…

Lina Moumni, Hamouma Moumen, Lahcene Guezouli

This paper proposes a framework integrating Zero-Knowledge Proofs with permissioned blockchains for selective disclosure in supply chains. It enables cryptographic proof of compliance with ESG standards (e.g., carbon caps, minimum wage) wit…

P. Stetsiuk

This paper explores integrating ESG criteria into dynamic investment project evaluation methods. It argues traditional NPV and IRR fail to capture ESG risks and proposes a dynamic ESG discounting model with adjusted cash flows. The framewor…

Athanasios Tsekeris

Using an international M&A sample, this paper finds that ESG-linked executive compensation significantly improves post-acquisition environmental, social, and governance performance, increases the likelihood of green bond issuance, and leads…

V. S. Iorio, M. Pedrazzoli, G. Sala +2

This paper assesses the technical and economic feasibility of turquoise hydrogen via methane pyrolysis, with a focus on valorizing solid carbon byproducts. It reviews carbon quality from different reactor technologies and identifies bulk ap…