GX & Decarbonization Research

Rustam Effendi, Aliasuddin Aliasuddin, Nanda Rahmi +3

This study examines the dynamic relationships among consumption, investment, trade openness, and CO2 emissions in Indonesia from 1990–2024 using a VAR model. Granger causality tests show that consumption and trade openness significantly dri…

Jenny Palm, Aimee Ambrose, Kathy Davies +6

This paper compares home heating transitions in Finland, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom using an integrated framework of energy democracy, energy citizenship, and energy justice. It reveals that citizen engagement is shaped by infr…

Cosku Mihci, Stephanie Attar

This paper proposes modeling degrowth strategies for rapid climate crisis mitigation, examining whether democratically planned economic contraction can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Without empirical data, it remains a theore…

Aleah Wong, Malin Jonell, Michelle Tigchelaar +10

This paper reviews 22 strategies for climate mitigation and adaptation in blue food systems through an expert-driven process. Decarbonizing production and dietary shifts show mitigation potential; species and gear shifts show adaptation ben…

David Sturgess, Neil Stirling Ferguson, James Dixon

This paper applies five effort-sharing approaches to allocate the remaining global land transport carbon budget across countries for 1.5°C and 2°C scenarios. Most developed countries cannot meet their fair share even with a 5% annual reduct…

Stefan Linde

This study investigates public perceptions of political polarization on climate change mitigation, comparing them with expert assessments. Using public opinion and expert surveys, it finds that public perceptions are generally lower than ex…

Tao Wang, Shi-Jie Cao, Yu Qian Ang

This paper presents a climate-specific and morphology-informed approach to decarbonization policy for cities using urban building energy modeling. It provides a framework for tailoring building efficiency measures to local climate and urban…

P. Ravichandra, P. Reddy, A. Reddy +1

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of India's environmental regulatory framework, covering key legislation, climate policies, renewable energy missions, waste management, and ESG norms. It highlights progress and persistent challe…

Hao Zhao, Haotian Zhang, Nicklas Forsell +3

This study models how China's food self-sufficiency targets affect GHG emissions. Increasing self-sufficiency reduces trade-embodied emissions by 50% but increases domestic emissions by 7%, with net reduction. A market-mediated feedback via…

Yixin Publisher, Yuhua Li, Xiangwen Li

This paper examines the green and low-carbon employment security mechanism in Heyuan, Guangdong, China, from the just transition perspective. It identifies weaknesses in endogenous development, low adaptability of current security mechanism…

Abhiveer Gulati

This paper empirically examines how major ESG regulatory frameworks (EU SFDR/CSRD, US SEC mandatory disclosure proposal, Chinese green bond system) influence corporate investment in sustainable projects. Results show mandatory disclosure qu…

Ekaterina Rhodes, Truzaar Dordi, Basma Majerbi +1

This study examines media framings of net zero and how various stakeholders (government, industry, NGOs) are portrayed. It analyzes the implications for public understanding and support for climate policies, highlighting challenges in clima…

Weiying Chen, Zhiwen Chen, Yue Wang +2

This study uses fixed-effects modeling on 2011-2021 panel data from China's Digital Village program to analyze its impact on carbon emissions. It finds that digital village construction can curb greenhouse gases by optimizing resource alloc…

Eirini Gallou, Andrew Crerand

This paper presents a dilemma game on climate justice designed to build sustainability impact assessment skills through multi-stakeholder participation. Integrating SDGs and value pluralism, it demonstrates potential for democratic delibera…

Dominic Ayegba Okoliko, Kevin Igwe, Mehita Iqani

This study analyzes the salience of climate change in Nigeria's 2023 presidential election. Despite devastating floods and COP27, climate ranked 11th out of 17 issues. Using zero-shot BERTopic, it finds climate modest in manifestos but abse…

Abrar Saeed Bagalb, Nizar Harrathi, Md Fouad Bin Amin

This study examines the relationship between sustainable development and CO2 emissions in GCC countries using panel ARDL-PMG. It finds that sustainable development reduces emissions in the long run but increases them in the short run, a U-s…

Alex V Chaves

This paper reexamines net-zero targets for livestock systems in light of biological realities, such as methane's short-lived but potent nature. It highlights policy implications for agricultural sustainability without compromising food prod…

Eugene Lopatin, Mark Robins

This scoping review examines the misalignment between policy and practice in forest carbon farming within Ireland's low-forest agricultural system. It identifies barriers to adoption and policy gaps, offering insights for effective climate …

Kristian Borch, Jenny Palm, Jouni K. Juntunen

This paper compares the implementation of EU-defined Renewable and Citizen Energy Communities (RECs/CECs) in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. It uses a comparative institutional framework to analyze regulatory design, ownership structu…

Liam F. Beiser-McGrath, Chiara Sotis

This study conducts a survey experiment (N=1,110) on a representative US sample to examine how information about carbon inequality affects support for climate policies. Results show that exposure to such information increases support for st…