GX & Decarbonization Research

Benjamin Crawford, Marion Dumas, Fergus Green +2

This paper analyzes trade unions' strategic capacity in response to internal combustion engine phase-out policies, based on case studies in Germany, Spain, and the UK. It highlights how unions must simultaneously address climate, industrial…

Open Insights

This report assesses the Conservative Party of Canada's 2021 federal election platform using the Energy Policy Monitor. Compared to a current-policies baseline, it estimates a 6% reduction in 2030 emissions (to ~633 Mt CO2e) and a 910 PJ de…

Hamilton, Ian, Kennard, Harry, Hsu, Shih-Che +16

The 2025/2026 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction finds the sector accounts for 37% of global emissions and nearly 50% of material extraction, remaining off track for Paris Agreement goals. It benchmarks progress in building…

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This paper analyzes Japanese municipal decarbonization measures and their impact on regional economies, discussing specific policies and economic effects to inform policy making.

Neumann, Rebecca B

This paper traces the widely cited 10 Gt durable CDR target across ~50 sources, finding it derived from IPCC scenarios where CDR magnitude correlated with near-term mitigation ambition, not temperature goals. The target was decontextualized…

Katerina Zeglova, Kristine Bilande, Una Diana Veipane +2

This paper presents a spatial decision-support tool for evaluating GHG mitigation measures in the Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. Applied to Latvia, the tool allows users to select mitigation options, apply spatial …

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This paper discusses integrated transport and energy policies to achieve decarbonization, focusing on EV adoption and renewable energy use to reduce transport emissions. It presents a vision of a prosperous transport society and analyzes po…

Nasir Khan, Nasser Hammod Al Sawwafi, Osama Ajaz +2

This study develops tree-based machine learning models using 1965-2022 data to forecast CO2 emissions in Oman for its 2050 net-zero target. The best model (Extremely Randomized Trees) achieved R2=0.999, identifying natural gas consumption a…

Rohit Kishor, Radhakrishna Batule

This study examines public perceptions, MSME challenges, and cluster-based strategies for sustainable industrialization in India. Survey results show 91.4% awareness of sustainability, 97.1% belief in industrial pollution contribution, and …

Swati Bawankar, N. Pavankumar, Mohammed Shakeebulla Khan +1

This review synthesizes 120 peer-reviewed studies (2015-2025) on urban climate resilience, analyzing vulnerabilities, adaptive infrastructure, governance, and technology. Using data from 45 cities, it finds urban temperatures +1.8°C above r…

Tingting Bai, Dong Xu, Muhammad Ali Nasir

This study examines the nonlinear impact of digital economy on low-carbon development in Chinese cities through heterogeneous green innovation. It finds that invention, source-control, and enterprise green innovations are key mediators, and…

Yaru Wang, Mingxuan Zhu, Mahmood Ahmad +2

This study examines the roles of eco-innovation, resource efficiency, and geopolitical risk on environmental quality (CO2 emissions) across OECD countries from 1990 to 2021. Using MM-QREG and machine learning (ANN, GBDT), it finds that eco-…

Chaohong Wang, Tiantian Duan, Xiaogang Zhao

This paper analyzes 26 building energy efficiency policy documents from Tianjin, China (1991-2025) using content and social network analysis. It reveals a phased shift from energy consumption control to carbon emission control, with evolvin…

Yalin Huang

This study uses a multi-case comparison of three Chinese firms to analyze how provincial dual-carbon policy mixes (regulatory constraints, market incentives, innovation guidance) drive corporate green transition. Findings show that differen…

Ruining Zhang, Hui Li, You Zhou +2

This paper analyzes fiscal support design for residential energy transition from a central-local government perspective. It examines intergovernmental coordination mechanisms and effective subsidy frameworks, contributing to improved policy…

Yu‐Xuan Xiao, Hao Wang, Li-Jing Liu +5

This study develops an integrated Energy-Economy-Air Quality-Health framework to simulate 14 policy scenarios from 2020 to 2050 in China. Coordinated strategies reduce CO2 and pollutants by 75% relative to 2020, avoiding over 500,000 premat…

Okleigh Archer

This paper examines the role of public procurement policy in driving low-carbon concrete adoption, focusing on the U.S. Buy Clean California Act (BCCA). It analyzes how Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Global Warming Potential …

Wenju Wang, Yiming Li

This study uses panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (2006-2024) to analyze how urban-rural integration promotes low-carbon economic development. Results show integration significantly boosts low-carbon growth, especially in eastern and les…

Hongyun Zhao, Jiawei Liu, Tingting Bai +4

This paper causally estimates the cooling effects of China's low-carbon city policy on satellite-derived urban heat islands. The policy is shown to reduce urban surface temperatures, demonstrating co-benefits of climate mitigation policies …

Yunchang Wang, Yanjun Ren, Jieyu Yang +2

This study evaluates the effect of China's low-carbon city pilot policy on urban household energy consumption structure. Results show a shift from coal to cleaner energy in pilot cities, demonstrating policy effectiveness.