GX & Decarbonization Research

Daniel Donado Quintero, Soonhee Han, Christopher T Senseney

This study compares life cycle GHG emissions of asphalt from stationary and portable plants in Colorado, USA, in the context of Buy Clean policies. It finds statistically significant differences, suggesting these plant types should be categ…

Zixin Zhao, Yuxi Yang, Yumeng Ma +3

This study used backpack LiDAR, field surveys, and maintenance inventories to quantify annual carbon sequestration, maintenance emissions, and net carbon budget in 44 plots across 16 parks in Xianyang, China. Closed broadleaved single-layer…

Honglong Deng, Ru Zhang, Qichao Hu +3

This study quantifies the carbon footprint of a bridge in Tanzania using life-cycle assessment. The production stage accounts for 87% of total emissions, with cement and reinforcing steel as main contributors. It proposes reduction measures…

Chao Wu, Grayson Badgley, Michael L. Goulden +10

This paper argues that current forest carbon protocols fail to adequately account for climate-driven carbon loss risks, potentially leading to overestimation of carbon credits and undermining climate mitigation efforts.

Yunlong Lv, Min Liu, Qiao-Chu Wang +3

This study evaluates 44 low-carbon technologies for primary copper production in China, identifying optimal technology packages and adoption pathways. Key findings: molten-salt heat storage exchange shows high mitigation potential and econo…

Xiaohui Xie

This paper proposes a carbon emission modeling framework based on graph neural networks. It constructs a heterogeneous graph with production equipment, energy consumption units, and emission factors as nodes, using multi-scale graph convolu…

Margot Dudkiewicz-Pietrzyk

This paper systematizes the concept of garden carbon footprint and proposes a coherent framework for its evaluation using life cycle assessment. It finds that carbon performance varies significantly with design and management, and climate n…

Evangelina Pareja Sánchez, Sergio Prats, Roberto García-Ruiz +2

This study assessed carbon balance and footprint of six olive groves in Alentejo, Portugal under integrated, organic, and biodynamic-organic systems. High carbon input groves consistently showed positive carbon balance (~+1.0 Mg C ha-1 yr-1…

KINGSLEY U. NWAWUBA, A. T. OGAH, M. ALKALI

This study assesses carbon stock potential in the Anantigha Swamp Forest in Nigeria, quantifying aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, and soil organic carbon. It highlights the significance of mangroves as blue carbon reservoirs and pr…

Philip Conroy, Ramon F. Hanssen

This study uses satellite SAR interferometry to estimate daily land motion in drained peat grasslands in the western Netherlands, separating reversible and irreversible components to derive an upper bound of CO2-equivalent emissions. The re…

Muhammed Küpe

This review examines industrial greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint in horticulture, evaluating the impact of energy use and input intensity. It finds that perennial systems like orchards have better carbon balances due to biomass…

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…

Gaoyang Wu, Zhen Yu, Feng Zhou +3

This study quantifies spatio-temporal changes in biomass carbon stocks of China's mixed forests from 1999 to 2018 using National Forest Inventory data and remote sensing. Carbon stocks increased nearly fourfold, mainly due to conversion fro…

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…

Philipp Daun, Jonathan Kummer, Aaron Praktiknjo

This study applies Structural Decomposition Analysis to Germany's GHG emissions from 1996-2022 using the TOAD tool. Across four accounting perspectives, efficiency improvements are the main reduction driver while final demand growth remains…

Yasir Numan Balçık, Ayhan Menteş, Şebnem Helvacıoğlu

This case study calculates the carbon footprint of a maritime technology company in Turkey for 2023, following the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 for Scope I, II, and III emissions using DEFRA emission factors. Total emissions were 179,325 tCO2…

Vaishnavi Bhavekar, Sakshi Ighe, Bhagyashri Ghadge +4

This paper proposes a web-based carbon credit quantification tool for coal mines to accurately measure and manage GHG emissions. It integrates real-time data and user inputs, featuring modules for emission prediction, carbon credit calculat…

I-Fan Tseng, Chih-Hung Hsu

This paper quantifies the discrepancy between design-stage and construction-stage carbon emissions for a land reclamation project at the Port of Taipei. Design and construction emissions were 12,874,621 and 13,521,035 kg CO2e, respectively,…

Dongping Liu, L. Fan, Luyao Zhang +1

This study evaluates the technical feasibility and carbon reduction potential of using steel slag as a substitute for natural aggregates in road pavement in Xinjiang, China, through experimental testing and regional life cycle assessment. R…

Jinxiang Wang, Xu Cui, Panliang Liu +6

This study analyzes carbon emissions and crop carbon sequestration in Lanzhou's agricultural system (2000–2023) using the emission factor method. Plastic film and fertilizers are major emission sources; sheep contribute about half of livest…