GX & Decarbonization Research

Abdassalam A. Azamzam, Mustafa Ahmed Ben Hkoma, Salah O. Habberrih +1

This study evaluates the hydrological performance of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) under climate change, confirming benefits in reducing surface runoff and flood peaks. However, effectiveness varies by context and cannot be generalized from …

Jie Zeng, Ojima Wada, Aairah Tanveer +6

Up-scaling biochar production requires balancing carbon stability against heavy metal enrichment. This study synthesizes a dataset from 167 publications (1119 samples) to establish data-driven boundaries for biochar design via slow pyrolysi…

Masripah Masripah Masripah Masripah, Dianwicaksih Arieftiara, Shinta Widyastuti +1

This paper empirically examines how competitive intensity and business strategies affect ESG reporting in ASEAN-6 economies. It investigates the influence of market competition on the quality and extent of ESG disclosure, offering insights …

Dominic Ayegba Okoliko, Mehita Iqani, Mehita Iqani

This living repository provides supplementary materials for a multi-phase project analyzing the salience of climate change in electoral discourse in South Africa's 2024 national election and Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, using BERTo…

Abrar Haque Bhuiyan Nahal

This review examines the potential of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft in South Asia, focusing on Bangladesh. It assesses technological progress, infrastructure readiness, regulatory challenges, and environmental benefits, identifying …

Toby Russon

This study evaluates the trade-offs between AD maize and miscanthus for bioenergy in Lincolnshire, UK. Miscanthus offers lower LCOE and carbon intensity, but farmers prioritize profitability, hindering adoption. The authors recommend integr…

Kwadwo Boateng Prempeh, Mohammed Musah, Thomas Appiah +2

This study examines the stage-dependent effects of resource rents and financial development on renewable energy transitions in Ghana, revealing how modernization can constrain progress and offering policy implications.

Meredith Fowlie

This paper examines the role of electricity pricing in the clean energy transition, drawing on evidence from US and European markets. It analyzes how current rate structures can hinder or help progress and highlights emerging reforms to ali…

Ranjith Kumar Modi, NAVEEN SIRIMAN

This paper argues that the US's second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under 'America First' does not substantially slow global decarbonization but accelerates a shift in the center of gravity of international climate governance, creati…

Aishwarya Machani

As the EU implements 2040 climate goals, public legitimacy is crucial. Climate assemblies in Estonia and Poland achieved conceptual impacts like shifting thinking on energy poverty but lacked direct policy influence. To build lasting suppor…

Victor Odokowo, Robert Poku, Oyinkepreye Lucky Bebeteidoh +1

This study evaluates the economic viability of retrofitting a marine diesel engine with an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for a tanker in the Gulf of Guinea, integrating thermodynamics and economic indices. Results show ORC retrofit enhances o…

Fidela Dzatadini Wahyudi, Si Yusuf Al Hafiz, Muhamad Irwan +1

This study empirically shows that renewable energy progress in ASEAN does not necessarily translate into environmental improvement or gender equality, using 2016-2023 data. Malaysia shows relatively aligned trajectories, while Cambodia, Ind…

Patrick Stuhm, Dirk Scheer

This paper proposes an 'acceptance milieu' framework for analyzing social acceptance of renewable energy facilities, emphasizing the role of shared community values. It extends existing acceptance research by focusing on the social context …

Dinh Nghi Dung Le

This study uses U.S. state-level data (2001-2023) and causal machine learning (generalized random forest) to estimate the causal effect of weather-dependent renewable energy (WD-RES) penetration on blackout risk. It identifies heterogeneous…

Omotayo Emmanuel Ojewumi, Gang Chen, M. E. Ojewumi

This review examines biochar's role in sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration, highlighting benefits like soil improvement and contaminant remediation while identifying risks such as PAH formation and heavy metal contamination. It…

Şenyılmaz Doç. Dr. Dilek

This paper argues that climate change has shifted from environmental policy to a central issue of constitutional, administrative, and human rights law. Drawing on recent international climate jurisprudence, it analyzes how states are increa…

Aishwarya Machani

As the EU implements 2040 climate goals, public legitimacy is crucial. Estonia and Poland's climate assemblies achieved conceptual impacts (expertise, shifting views on energy poverty) but failed to deliver direct policy influence. This del…

Matshela Koko

This resource provides Python scripts generating Figures 3 and 4 for a paper on South Africa's coal phase-out (SSRN 5794522). Figure 3 presents a four-panel CII sensitivity analysis; Figure 4 places the transition in Vinichenko et al.'s his…

Pajkanović R, Koscher R, Stoeglehner G

This study evaluates multifunctional ground-mounted photovoltaic (GMPV) systems through expert interviews, literature review, and field inspections of eight installations in Austria. It finds the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) insufficient and…

Wagenvoort B, Lafond F, Dyer J +1

Using a database of 120 mature technologies, this study shows that technology diffusion follows a universal S-curve shape and that a Bayesian Bertalanffy-Richards process provides accurate forecasts. Predictions for solar PV and wind sugges…