GX & Decarbonization Research

Richmond Owusu-Mainu, Emmanuel Awusi, Alex Agyemang Asante

This paper reviews 45 peer-reviewed studies to analyze the impact of carbon accounting on environmental sustainability. It finds that carbon accounting and transparency significantly improve corporate environmental performance, but Scope 3 …

Rosa Duarte, Sara Miranda-Buetas, Cristina Sarasa

This study uses multi-regional input-output tables (1995-2015) to examine how global value chain (GVC) participation influences carbon emissions. It finds a strong link between backward GVC orientation (upstream sourcing) and emissions, emp…

Jessica Zionts, Harriet Bartlett, Timothy Searchinger +1

Accounting for foregone production in farm-level climate interventions is critical; ignoring it may overstate net benefits. This study highlights the importance of opportunity costs in carbon accounting.

Suh S, Xie X, Xu M

This paper compiles a facility- and corporate-level GHG emissions inventory for global AI hardware manufacturing and AI data center operations. Under market-based accounting, AI hardware manufacturing emitted 5–7 Mt CO2e/yr in 2024, exceedi…

Biffi, Sofia, Chapman, Pippa, Grayson, Richard +1

This study evaluates the impact of planting hedgerows on soil organic carbon accumulation in agricultural landscapes. Results show consistent carbon storage under hedges, driven by increased light particulate organic matter, contributing to…

Leo Themjung Makan, Navin Chettri, Kailash Chandra Kabra

This study examines the relationship between carbon disclosure and carbon performance using Fortune Global 500 data. It investigates moderating effects of environmental exposure, certification, and committee. Findings show a significant lin…

Ravi, Pamnani, Harikrishna, Chaurasiya

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to integrate emission costs into transport costs in outbound logistics. Using the Social Cost of Carbon and the GLEC framework, it monetizes carbon intensities for five transport modes, enabling su…

Isla Globus-Harris, Daniel H Karney

This paper constructs an analytical general equilibrium model of an economy with carbon offsets and shows that increasing the offset price has ambiguous effects on emissions and welfare. Using two carbon accounting metrics, it demonstrates …

Jong-min Choi, Chang-Gun Park

This paper analyzes how Korea and Japan are transforming marine climate governance through blue carbon policies under the GX strategy, focusing on institutional changes and sustainable resource management linkages.

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This paper compiles blue carbon inventories for Spain and Portugal, quantifying carbon stocks and sequestration rates in coastal ecosystems such as seagrasses and salt marshes. It discusses methodologies for integrating these natural carbon…

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This paper argues that existing forest carbon protocols fail to adequately account for the increased risk of carbon loss due to climate change, potentially overstating the climate benefits of forest carbon projects.

Younes Gholizadeh

This paper proposes a low-energy blockchain approach using Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET) for carbon footprint tracking in EU countries. It compares traditional and blockchain-based approaches, demonstrating PoET's potential to optimize emiss…

Yiyu Zhao, Yaning Zhang, Xiaohan Wu +4

This study develops the Blockchain-enabled IoT-BIM Platform (BIBP) for real-time carbon monitoring in modular integrated construction (MiC). Validated on a 15-story MiC project in Hong Kong, BIBP establishes a baseline of 949.84 kgCO2e/m2 a…

Luc Cot'e, Andy Sun

This paper proposes a market design for real-time electricity markets that integrates carbon accounting into grid operations via a two-layered dispatch mechanism. It defines locational marginal emissions (LMEs) and establishes analogs to th…

Aslı Seyhan Çığgın, I. Ethem Karadirek, Gökber Yavuz +1

This study presents an MS Excel-based WWTP-CF calculator for carbon footprint calculation of wastewater treatment plants. Applied to small-to-medium urban and industrial WWTPs, it found that CF in urban plants does not correlate with capaci…

Yang Zhou, Ran Wang, Xiyuan Li +1

This paper evaluates the carbon footprint of multinational enterprises in China and analyzes whether the source of foreign direct investment (FDI) matters. It reveals differences in environmental impact by FDI origin and provides policy imp…

Alina Ridderstad Nordberg, Greg Peters, Erik Klint +2

This study conducts a grave-to-gate carbon footprint assessment of monomer recycling for mixed synthetic textile waste. The results show that recycling emissions are 62-98% higher than the business-as-usual incineration, contradicting the a…

David Božiček, Lana Jeglič, Luka Pajek +2

This study examines how parking infrastructure affects building carbon footprint calculations using six multi-apartment projects. Parking can account for up to 39% of embodied emissions and 25% of whole-life emissions. Methodological choice…

Junai Yang, Yuze Li, Binyuan Liu +5

This study analyzes how Japan's aging population and low birthrate affect household carbon footprints. Using surveys and multiregional input-output tables from 2005-2020 and projecting to 2040, it finds older people now have higher per capi…

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This paper presents a carbon footprint calculation methodology for industrial lithium-ion batteries. It quantifies GHG emissions from manufacturing to disposal and provides standardized calculation procedures.