GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open 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🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalMarine Engineering2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Initiatives for Applying Diffusion bonded Compact Heat Exchanger (DCHE) to Carbon Neutral Applications
Masataka Azuma
This paper introduces initiatives to apply diffusion-bonded compact heat exchangers (DCHE) to carbon-neutral applications. DCHE offers high efficiency and compactness, with growing demand in CCUS and hydrogen sectors. The paper outlines tec…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalJ-STAGE#Transition FinanceDOI
Sustainable Finance Strategies and Agricultural Lending Practices in Regional Financial Institutions
地域金融機関におけるサステナブルファイナンス戦略と農業融資の実態
(著者不明)
This paper analyzes sustainable finance strategies and agricultural lending practices in regional financial institutions. It clarifies how regional banks engage in decarbonization and sustainability in the agricultural sector, exploring the…
🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalECS Meeting Abstracts2024#HydrogenDOI
(Invited) A Review of the Current Trends in Japan's Policies and Technological Developments Toward the Realization of a Hydrogen Society
H. Saka
This invited review outlines Japan's updated Basic Hydrogen Strategy (2017, revised 2023) and NEDO's R&D roadmap. Targets include hydrogen supply of 3 million t/yr by 2030, 12 million by 2040, 20 million by 2050, with cost parity to convent…
Preprint🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanResearch Square2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Structural attribution of embodied carbon emissions using a regional input–output framework
Yao TONG, Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Ken-ichi HASEGAWA +2
This study presents a structural attribution approach for embodied carbon emissions using regional input-output tables, clarifying which final demand categories and production activities drive emissions. It helps identify emission hotspots …
🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanReport神戸大学経営学研究科 ディスカッション・ペーパー2026#AI × ESG
Survey findings on the use of AI support tools in responding to ESG/sustainability questionnaires
ESG/サステナビリティ質問票対応におけるAI支援ツール活用に関する調査結果
中尾 悠利子 中園 宏幸 石野 亜耶
This survey explores how companies utilize AI support tools when responding to ESG/sustainability questionnaires (e.g., CDP, EcoVadis), clarifying current practices and challenges. It also examines the benefits of AI adoption and future pro…
🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanReportCarbon Neutrality Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development in Asia2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Effects of Internal Carbon Pricing on Carbon Emission Efficiency: Evidence from Japanese Companies
Hu J.L.
This study empirically examines the effect of internal carbon pricing (ICP) on carbon emission efficiency using Japanese company data. It suggests that firms adopting ICP tend to improve emission efficiency compared to non-adopters, providi…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanConference2025 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Economy Iccike 20252025#ESGDOI
Integrating Society 5.0 with Sustainable Finance: A Human-Centered Model to Address Global Challenges and Unlock Opportunities
Ahmed A.
Proposes a human-centered model integrating Society 5.0 with sustainable finance to address global challenges and unlock opportunities. Offers a conceptual framework linking Japan's societal vision with financial mechanisms for sustainabili…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalnpj Environmental Social Sciences2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Depopulation challenges the transition to low-carbon transport in Japan’s rural areas
Kazuki Ehara, Liqiao Huang, Yin Long +1
This study uses spatially detailed transport data and demographic projections to compare rail and car carbon emissions across Japanese regions toward 2035. It finds rail remains more carbon-efficient in cities, but in rural areas, rail emis…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalEnergy Policy2026#Supply ChainDOI
Japan's megasolar projects: How government policy creates incentives for forced-labor risks in solar energy supply chains
Eijiro Kakihara, Peter Dauvergne
This paper analyzes how Japanese government policies promoting megasolar projects create incentives for forced-labor risks in solar energy supply chains. It highlights the gap between renewable energy promotion and social safeguards, callin…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalResources Conservation and Recycling2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Circular economy pathways for sustainable antimony supply for stationary energy storage systems in developing countries
Xu LinTing, Zhengyang Zhang, Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Trang +1
This study develops a static-dynamic material flow model to quantify antimony demand and recovery potential for lead-acid batteries in stationary energy storage. It highlights the importance of coordinated substitution and recycling strateg…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Longer lives, longer-lived buildings: Implications of population aging and low-demand scenarios for Japan's residential sector decarbonization
Tao Cao, Alessio Mastrucci, Masahiro Sugiyama +2
This paper analyzes how Japan's aging population and declining energy demand affect residential decarbonization. It explores how longer-lived buildings and demographic shifts shape optimal decarbonization pathways.
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalResources Conservation and Recycling2026#carbon_removalDOI
Sustainable management for Japan’s cedar stands towards national carbon neutrality
Masakazu Ota, Kentaro Takagi, Naishen Liang +2
This paper explores sustainable management of Japan's cedar forests to contribute to national carbon neutrality goals. It focuses on the role of forests as carbon sinks, analyzing how management practices like thinning and regeneration affe…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalPLOS Climate2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Eligibility interpreted as assurance and trust inflation in carbon credit markets
Tomohiro Kuwae
This study introduces the concept of 'trust inflation' in carbon credit markets, where eligibility rules are interpreted as assurance of credit integrity beyond what evidence and governance support. This can substitute for independent asses…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalHse Economic Journal2025#Carbon PricingDOI
The Impact of Carbon Tax and Research Subsidies on Economic Growth in Japan
Besstremyannaya G.
This paper analyzes the impact of carbon tax and research subsidies on Japan's economic growth. It highlights the importance of well-designed policies, suggesting that appropriate subsidies can mitigate the negative effects of carbon taxati…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalRenewable Energy2026#Renewable EnergyDOI
Strike prices for virtual power purchase agreements based on power demand and supply analysis: An empirical study in Japan
Reo Kontani, Kenji Tanaka, K. Ogimoto
This empirical study analyzes strike prices for virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in Japan based on power demand and supply analysis. It provides insights into pricing mechanisms and market conditions for corporate renewable energy …
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalJournal of Material Cycles and Waste Management2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Life cycle assessment of molded pulp containers and packaging as a sustainable alternative to plastics
Takehiro Ishihara, Jie Sun, Misuzu Asari +3
This study conducts a life cycle assessment (LCA) of molded pulp containers and packaging as a sustainable alternative to plastics. It quantifies the environmental burdens, including greenhouse gas emissions, and evaluates the contribution …
Preprint🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanResearch Square2026#Carbon PricingDOI
The Impact of Converting Fossil Fuel Taxes to Pure Carbon Tax on Household Expenditure in Japan
Yada K
This study quantitatively examines the economic and distributional impacts of converting Japan's fossil fuel taxes into a pure upstream carbon tax, focusing on household consumption by income decile and region. Under a high-rate carbon tax …
Preprint🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanSSRN2025#Policy
Scenario analyses of Japan's energy systems toward net-zero emissions by 2050 and the Japanese Government's 7th Strategic Energy Plan
Keigo Akimoto, Fuminori Sano, Takashi Homma
This study conducts scenario analyses for Japan's net-zero 2050 target and the 7th Strategic Energy Plan using global energy models DNE21+ and DEARS. It finds that under a low growth scenario, achieving a 73% emissions reduction by 2040 wou…
Preprint🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanSSRN2026#Energy Transition
Compelled Flexibility? Japan's Energy Security, Legal Infrastructure, and Adaptive Investment Strategy
Ayako Takemi
This paper examines how Japan's geographic and systemic constraints create 'compelled flexibility,' forcing simultaneous pursuit of diverse technological pathways for energy security and decarbonization. Analyzing recent policies like the G…
Peer-reviewed🇯🇵→🌍 Japan-to-Global🇯🇵 JapanJournalJ-STAGE#Renewable EnergyDOI
Business feasibility evaluation of on-site self-consumption PPA considering regional differences in photovoltaic capacity factor and future electricity price fluctuations
太陽光発電における設備利用率の地域差と将来電力価格の変動を考慮したオンサイト自家消費型PPAの事業性評価
(著者不明)
This study analyzes the business feasibility of on-site self-consumption solar PPA under regional differences in capacity factors and future electricity price scenarios in Japan. It estimates payback periods and IRR, clarifying conditions f…