GX & Decarbonization Research

Ilektra Papadaki

This study analyzes 100 city climate strategies worldwide, identifying 43 initiatives that contribute to 53 out of 169 SDG targets. It provides a practical framework for city-level climate action that advances sustainable development, suppo…

Felipe Aguiar-Noury, Doris Läpple, Cathal Buckley

An information experiment with over 300 Irish dairy farmers examines how information affects beliefs about clover adoption to reduce chemical fertilizer use and GHG emissions. Farmers underestimated clover's potential; information corrected…

Alicia Zhao, Kiara Ordonez Olazabal, Claire V. Squire +8

This study uses an integrated assessment model with state-level detail to assess U.S. GHG reductions under federal policy uncertainty. It finds that if all states adopt high-ambition policies and the federal government re-engages, a 56% red…

Ordonez-Olazabal, Kiara, Zhao, Alicia, O'Keefe. Kowan T.V. +8

This study presents a sectoral tiering framework to assess state-level mitigation performance in the U.S. It integrates the framework into an integrated assessment model with 50-state resolution (GCAM-USA) to quantify how heterogeneous ambi…

Qingyang Han, Hongying Gao, Xin Guo

Using data from Chinese A-share listed companies (2011-2023), this study compares how formal and informal environmental regulations affect corporate sustainability. Both types enhance sustainability, with stronger effects for state-owned, n…

Наталія Дегтярь

This article examines aligning green transition goals with urgent reconstruction needs in rural Ukraine during full-scale war. It finds synergy in decentralized renewables, sustainable agriculture, and green construction, but resource confl…

Wei Wen, Kangan Jiang, Xiaojing Shao

Using panel data of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2010 to 2024, this study examines the dynamic impact of AI policy on corporate carbon performance. Exploiting the staggered rollout of National New Generation AI Innovation Development P…

Fei Guo, Bin Li, Chenchen Shi +2

This study uses China's 2012 green credit policy as a quasi-natural experiment to examine its impact on corporate environmental responsibility (CER) of heavily polluting firms. It finds that such firms reduce CER after the policy, primarily…

X. Shi, Yurou Zhang, Yizhe Wu +4

This study uses a difference-in-differences design to examine China's Low-Carbon City Pilot policy's impact on corporate environmental investment. Results show a 36.5% increase in investment via channels including technology transformation,…

Tatjana Dragičević Radičević

This paper examines the impact of polycrisis (climate change, energy insecurity, health emergencies, geopolitical tensions) on public finance. It highlights limitations of traditional short-term fiscal responses and argues for integrated, a…

Christos Sardianos, Maria Briana, Ioannis Kostakis +1

This study analyzes the impact of the EU's CSRD on employment practices using over 35,000 LinkedIn job postings. Only 3.8% are directly CSRD-related, indicating a gap between regulation and market signals. Sectors like staffing, IT consulti…

Wang Yujue, Nur Syazwani Mazlan

Using Chinese listed firm data from 2009-2022, this study employs a generalized DID approach to show that green credit interest subsidies significantly improve corporate environmental governance performance (GGP). The mechanism operates thr…

Ali Salem Ali Al-Marri

This study examines how Saudi Arabia's commercial contract law is evolving to support climate adaptation and low-carbon transition under Vision 2030. Through doctrinal analysis and 25 interviews, it finds that practitioners are adapting for…

Hao Gao

This study examines the impact of China's Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones (GFRIPZ) on corporate ESG performance using panel data from A-share non-financial listed firms. A city-level difference-in-differences analysis finds …

Ruomeng Zhang, Shixian Ling

Using a staggered quasi-natural experiment of China's Green Finance Reform and Environmental Protection Tax, this study finds each policy alone promotes green innovation, and their coordination strengthens the effect via easing financing co…

V. Shlykova, O. Poliakova, Y. Kotliarov

This paper analyzes EU state aid policies for green metallurgy technologies and explores their applicability to Ukraine. It reviews decarbonization technologies including hydrogen-based direct reduction and CBAM impacts, and examines EU sta…

Timur Ergen

This article examines Germany's green industrial policies for solar energy from the 1990s to the 2010s, showing how intra-sectoral conflicts undermined implementation. State support created a broad coalition that fragmented along supply cha…

Kaiyuan Dong, Chia Kuang LEE, Ahmad Nazif Bin Noor Kamar

This paper analyzes factors affecting urban green transformation in Datong, China, using DEMATEL-ISM. It identifies a three-level mechanism: root drivers (policy coherence, green investment, industrial diversification), execution-transition…

Faryal Fida, Umme Habiba

This study uses panel data from 2000-2024 for ten major economies including BRICS to comprehensively analyze drivers of CO₂ emissions. Fixed effects models confirm that renewable energy consumption and R&D expenditure significantly reduce e…

Caroline Buts, Seppe Maes, Clara BOTREL LIMA +1

This paper systematically reviews ex-post evaluations of EU State aid schemes for renewable energy. It examines evaluation methodologies, common pitfalls, and best practices, offering insights for designing more effective clean energy polic…