GX & Decarbonization Research

Miguel Cabrera-Brufau, Camille Minaudo, Katrin Attermeyer +47

Measured CO2 and CH4 fluxes across six European coastal wetlands to assess climate mitigation from restoration. Seagrass replantation showed significant net mitigation, while other measures often had offsetting effects due to CH4 increases.…

R. Saravanan, P Rajasekaran, M Ramkumar +7

This paper advances sustainable seaweed production by linking technology, policy, and ecology for a resilient blue economy. Seaweed farming can contribute to carbon sequestration and food security, but specific methods and results are not a…

İgor R. Nasirov, Farhad Mammadov, Ramil Akhmineyev

Azerbaijan pursues an integrated strategy combining hydrocarbon and renewable energy development. Leveraging its diverse climate zones, the country deploys solar, wind, and biofuel technologies regionally. The paper examines synergies betwe…

Manasi Anand, Steven Wolf

This scoping review systematically maps institutional pathways for forest-based natural climate solutions (NCS), synthesizing literature on governance, finance, and policy mechanisms. It identifies key barriers and opportunities for scaling…

Akshaya Jha, Gordon Leslie

This paper analyzes how start-up costs affect market power using a dynamic competitive benchmark. It shows that large-scale solar expansion can increase fossil-fuel plant profitability by softening competition at sunset, and that static mar…

Jennifer B Skerker, Christian Klassert, Baptiste Francois +3

A city-scale model of Santa Cruz, California shows that climate change-driven infrastructure costs could double water bills by mid-century, making water unaffordable for an additional 7–16% of households. The study emphasizes policy interve…

Aygul Salmanova, Francesco Nicoli

A preregistered cross-national vignette experiment across six European countries (N=9,026) examines the gap between attitudes and civic engagement regarding energy infrastructure. While attitudes differ sharply by technology (solar/wind pre…

Heewoong Chae, Taehyun Kim, H S Kim +1

This paper proposes a method for sustainable methanol production by utilizing carbon black from methane pyrolysis, integrated with chemical looping combustion and SOEC systems to reduce CO2 emissions. The approach aims to effectively use ca…

Chris D. Thomas

This review distinguishes 'mitigation' strategies addressing root causes of biodiversity loss (human consumption) from 'adaptation' strategies resisting impacts, using food systems as a case. It warns that conventional conservation risks 'l…

Elisabeth Medina Dewi Saraswati, Julius Ferdinand, Mochamad Agung Sasongko +1

This study develops the Energy Transition Governance Framework (ETGF), an indicator-based diagnostic tool to assess governance quality and identify corruption vulnerabilities in Indonesia's electricity transition. It consists of three pilla…

Lucas Marxen, Jeanne Herb, Marjorie Kaplan +2

Rutgers University has spent nearly 15 years collaborating with stakeholders to advance science-informed climate action in New Jersey, leading to a 2020 statute creating a university-based climate service center. The center provides decisio…

Mohd Bilal, A Imdadullah, Salman Hameed +2

This study presents a techno-economic and environmental assessment of a grid-connected microgrid with high wind penetration. The system achieves net annual exports of 30.8 GWh, levelized cost of $0.0382/kWh, and payback periods of 6.7-8.8 y…

Teodora Gjorgjievska, Simona Stamatoska, Nikola Manev +1

This paper analyzes the role of renewable energy sources (RES) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in enhancing critical infrastructure resilience, using the case of a partial blackout in North Macedonia in May 2025. It shows that dec…

Madison Lore, Holly Caggiano, Sara M. Constantino

Using nearly 360,000 TV news transcripts from Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC and a nationally representative survey (n=4,061), this study analyzes how partisan media coverage affects local acceptance of renewable energy projects. Natural language…

Matjaž Mavrič

This thesis examines how the European Green Deal influences energy transition in six Western Balkan countries. It finds that EU influence is strong in formal legislative alignment (carbon pricing, renewable energy, NECPs) but weaker in impl…

Volodymyr Chupa, Iryna Vashchyshak, Serhii Maksymiuk +1

This paper quantifies the ecological consequences of methodological discrepancies between quasi-stationary and hourly dynamic building energy consumption calculations, showing differences in annual energy demand and CO2 emissions of tens of…

Cemal Egemen, Derviş Kırıkkaleli

This study examines the impact of AI investment on CO2 emissions in eight leading AI-investing countries from 2012 to 2022. Using the Augmented Mean Group method, it finds that AI investment and trade reduce CO2 emissions, while GDP increas…

Dzikrina Almas Kusumadewi, Yuki Mahardhito Adhitya Wardhana, Dwi Nowo Martono +1

This paper analyzes Indonesia's early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and transition to renewable energy. Using bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review, it identifies challenges such as coal dependency, sustaina…

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…

Valentina Maria Cecilia, Febelyn Reguyal

This study assesses life cycle environmental impacts of EV adoption in New Zealand's North and South Islands, considering distinct electricity mixes. Results show EVs emit 5 times more CO2 eq/km in the North Island (45% non-renewable) than …