GX & Decarbonization Research

Lu LU, Puran DOU, Weiqi Zhou

This paper analyzes how 196 Parties to the Paris Agreement incorporate just transition into their NDCs. It finds that 127 Parties explicitly mention it, but there is substantial cross-national variation in development objectives, policy app…

І. В. Драган, Galyna Liakhovych, Уляна Іванівна Ляхович

This paper examines Ukraine's electric power industry as a core component of energy security under wartime and post-war reconstruction. It analyzes public governance mechanisms to enhance investment attractiveness, including regulatory impr…

Assaf Shmuel, Niklas Schwind, Kai Kornhuber +2

Using gradient-boosted decision trees on CMIP6 simulations, this study shows that climate mitigation benefits are detectable within about 10 years (9±6) over land, much earlier than the previously assumed 20-30 years. Spatial analysis revea…

Said Garba

This dataset investigates the geopolitical and socioeconomic impacts of the European Green Deal and EU climate policies on Nigeria's energy sector. It reveals a 'Rentier's Dilemma' where rapid decarbonization strains state revenue and regio…

Sophie Dubuisson‐Quellier

This paper argues that ecological transition is often reduced to technical or behavioral issues, obscuring social inequalities that condition its success. Three types of inequality—GHG contribution, climate risk exposure, and burdens of tra…

Firdous Ahmad Malik, Ferhat Güven, Owais Ismaeil +1

This study comprehensively examines how political ideologies, economic liberalization, and privatization collectively shape climate action and environmental sustainability, with a focus on India. Econometric analysis of World Bank data reve…

Muhammad Muinul Islam

This paper comprehensively analyzes the relationship between democracy and CO2 emissions using multiple democracy indices and various panel methods. It finds that higher long-run democracy is consistently associated with lower per capita CO…

Andrew Marquard, Tara Caetano, Bryce Mc Call +17

This report provides a technical analysis to support South Africa’s Second NDC under the Paris Agreement. Using the SATIMGE modeling framework, it assesses GHG emissions pathways to 2035 across policy and economic scenarios. Results highlig…

Shen Xiaowang

This paper systematically introduces an eight-dimensional framework based on Prim-Lex theory (Economic Climatology) to diagnose cross-border governance of green infrastructure along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Using three empirical …

Victor-Gallardo L, Quirós-Tortós J

This paper proposes a methodology to prioritize energy transition policy options considering production sophistication (economic complexity). Applied to Costa Rica's transport, electricity, and industry sectors, electrifying road freight an…

Putri, Faradina Selsa, Amalia, Virdha Melinda, Tuanaya, Dialita Ayu Cendani +8

This systematic review synthesizes 23 empirical studies on decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation in developing countries. It analyzes how fiscal instruments like carbon pricing and environmental taxes, institutional qual…

Purdon M.

This paper analyzes the sequencing of climate and transportation policies in California and Quebec, highlighting how coordinated policy packages can enhance emission reductions. It offers lessons for interregional policy alignment.

Xu H.

This paper uses evolutionary game theory to analyze multi-agent collaboration in managing coastal pollution from land-based sources through emissions trading. It examines how market mechanisms affect pollution reduction and offers insights …

Zixiu Li, Chunge Dang, Mingjie Han +1

This paper proposes an innovative cleaner production audit (CPA) mechanism integrating circular economy (CE) principles for enhanced waste management, targeting China's dual carbon goals. Addressing the limitations of conventional enterpris…

Qi Li, Luwei Liao, Zhenxiang Chen +1

This study examines the impact of land-use structural and functional mixing on carbon emission intensity across 268 Chinese cities. Structural mixing reduces emissions by promoting economic agglomeration, while functional mixing increases e…

S Lee, Kerstin Hotte, Caoimhe Ring +1

This paper analyzes the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on climate technology transfer, adaptive innovation, and indigenous innovation in developing countries, using case studies from Bangladesh, India, Kenya, and South Africa…

Chong Xu, Shiqing Peng, Jianda Li +1

This paper analyzes the impact of global geopolitical risks on greenhouse gas emission inequality, exploring how international tensions and conflicts affect emission patterns and offering policy implications.

Maksym W. Sitnicki, D. Kurinskyi, Martina Ballova +2

Using panel data for 37 European countries (2018-2023), this study analyzes the relationship between public R&D support and energy start-up activities. Weak short-term associations are found, but two-year lagged estimations reveal negative …

Noélie Borghino, Chantal Le Mouël, Agneta Forslund +8

This study explores the feasibility of expanding organic agriculture in Europe while meeting climate goals, avoiding carbon leakage through outsourcing. It suggests that with appropriate policies, such a balance is achievable.

Rosa Mayra Llerena Guevara, Oscar Fabián Moncayo Carreño, Leandra Arboleda +2

This paper critically analyzes recent environmental policies in Mexico, including Payment for Environmental Services, single-use plastics ban, and carbon tax, using a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of 134 publication…