GX & Decarbonization Research

Kamilė Medeckytė-Žydelė

This study explores the potential of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration as a carbon offset and its integration into financial reporting under IFRS and GAAP. Through a qualitative analysis, it develops a conceptual MRV framework alignin…

Chang Wang, Yuefang Guo, Daoping Wang +7

This study uses data from over 10,000 firms in 64 economies to examine the effects of sustainable finance policies on Scope 1 GHG emission reductions. It finds that promotional and incentive-based policies are more effective than prudential…

Bolaji Oluwatimi Osedahunsi

This paper examines how sustainable finance reporting standards (GRI, SASB, ISSB) influence investor decision-making and corporate market valuation. It finds that standardized disclosures reduce information asymmetry, improve investor confi…

B. A. Abbasi, Mushtaq Hussain Khan, A. Gul +2

This study examines whether corporate low-carbon energy transition (including nuclear) reduces emissions, using an international sample of energy firms. It finds that emission reductions are significant only when embedded in strong climate …

P. Dutta, Vasileios Paliktzoglou, S. Shambhavi +2

This study proposes an Adaptive Digital Twin (ADT) framework for cement kilns, fusing real-time data with a Markov Chain-based reaction rate model to predict and control chemical transformations. A reinforcement learning controller optimize…

Kamal Hosen, A. Bărbulescu

This comprehensive review examines mitigation technologies for environmental and health impacts from cement production, including CCUS, biomass/waste-derived fuels, noise barriers, soil remediation, and water treatment (ZLD). It identifies …

Becattini, Viola, Riboldi, Luca, Burger, Johannes +10

This paper presents the design and techno-economic-environmental analysis of four pioneering CCUS chains, capturing CO2 from inland European industrial plants and transporting it to Northern European ports. The chains can avoid 65-87% of in…

Shu-Yen Yang, Chien-Er Huang, John Kennedy Mwangi +2

This systematic review synthesizes literature on carbon footprint reduction strategies in restaurants, highlighting green technologies (solar, biogas, biodiesel) that reduce GHG emissions by 20–75% and composting/food waste valorization cut…

Joo Hock Ong, Ali Khatibi, Zunirah Mohd Talib +1

This qualitative study examines the role of ethical leadership in ESG adoption among Malaysian MSMEs, focusing on education, awareness, and leadership mindset. It finds that coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures shape leadership behavi…

EHSAN RASOULINEZHAD, FARHAD TAGHIZADEH-HESARY

This paper analyzes the impact of green finance on energy efficiency, sustainable transition, and emission reduction in the top 10 green finance-supporting countries. Empirical results show that green finance significantly contributes to im…

Manal Elhaj, Fatma Mabrouk, Layan Alotaibi

This study analyzes panel data from 15 countries (2013-2022) to examine how green finance (green bond issuance and environmental protection expenditure) and renewable energy consumption affect CO2 emissions. Using fixed effects, FGLS, and m…

Smolenska, Agnieszka

This paper analyzes the constitutive role of law in sustainable finance from a sociolegal and legal institutionalist perspective. Using EU green bond issuances as a case study, it reveals co-constitutive dynamics where new financial instrum…

Irsa Azam, Yongsheng Guo, Chi Keung Marco Lau

This study examines the impact of green finance on ESG readiness using data from 32 high and 25 low ESG-ranked countries (2014-2022). It finds that renewable energy investments consistently act as catalysts for sustainability transitions, w…

Yassine Charabi

This paper presents a system-dynamics model quantifying the temporal mismatch between immediate AI infrastructure emissions and delayed system-level savings. Using IEA scenarios, it calculates cumulative carbon debt and analyzes policy leve…

Apolline Simons, Lena Rethel

This paper examines how Southeast Asian countries, despite subordination in global finance, have exercised non-hegemonic agency in developing green taxonomies that prioritize socio-economic development over profit maximization. Using softwa…

Gertjan Wijburg, Richard Waldron

This paper critically examines the feasibility of green transition under financialized capitalism, proposing three strategies of 'green de-financialization': re-embedding finance in sustainable production, reforming financial governance, an…

Loso Judijanto

This study explores the role of green finance in achieving net-zero emissions in the palm oil sector. Through a literature review, it finds that mechanisms like green bonds and sustainability-linked loans are emerging but insufficient to me…

Mădălina Ana Burduja, Dorel Mihai Paraschiv

This paper examines how carbon pricing, subsidies, and green finance affect renewable energy investment across the EU, US, and South Korea. It finds that well-structured carbon pricing and consistent regulatory frameworks are essential, wit…

Pooja Kaushik, Vikas Garg, Sandeep Singh +1

This study analyzes the impact of green bond issuance on resource efficiency in ten upper-middle- and high-income Asia-Pacific economies using the CS-ARDL model from 2011-2021. Findings show a 1% increase in green bond issuance improves res…

Gábor Hulkó, János Kálmán, András Lapsánszky

This paper compares how financial supervisory authorities in the EU, Hungary, and Singapore integrate ESG objectives into regulation. It identifies three supervisory models: rule-based (EU), central bank-led (Hungary), and principle-based (…