GX & Decarbonization Research

Congze Jiang, Kaiquan Wei, Xingfa Lai +4

A two-year field trial on the Loess Plateau showed that white film mulching combined with controlled-release urea (140 kg N/ha) maintained forage maize yield while reducing nitrogen input by 48% and cutting carbon, nitrogen, and water footp…

Mehrdad Taghipour, Sina Rostami, Muhammad Bilal

This scoping review systematically maps technologies and strategies to reduce energy use and carbon footprints in operating rooms, including HVAC optimization and AI-driven management. It identifies a methodological gap in kinetic energy ha…

Yajie Gao, Marja Roitto, Teng Hu +3

This study compares five farm-level carbon footprint tools for dairy production, revealing significant variability in total GHG emissions (415-913 t CO2eq/yr) due to differences in scopes and IPCC method tiers. Tool responsiveness to mitiga…

Meng Gao, Niko Heeren, Kai Gong +4

This paper examines the effects of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) on freeze-thaw resistance and carbon footprint of blended cement concrete. SCM use reduces CO2 emissions from cement production but may affect durability. Provide…

Mareike Mauerer, T. Rocksch, Stefan Karlowsky +3

This study examines the impact of using nitrified urine fertilizer in hydroponic tomato cultivation on carbon footprint. It evaluates the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting chemical fertilizers, contributing to …

Thao Bich Thi Vu, Timo Ohnmacht, Bernadette Sütterlin +1

This paper investigates the relationship between teleworkers' attitudes (sceptical, pragmatic, innovative) and their commuting carbon footprints and subjective well-being. It aims to clarify how telework affects commuting emissions and how …

Rufaizal Che Mamat, Azuin Ramli, M. N. A. Ghani +3

This study compares fine tree regression and ANFIS for predicting carbon footprints across four stages of residential construction. Using 2000 observations, ANFIS outperformed Rtree in all stages, achieving lower RMSE values, especially in …

Jakob Unterkofler

This study examines how inequality in energy cost burdens relates to public support for climate policies in Europe, using Google Trends data. It finds that in countries without carbon pricing, higher inequality correlates with stronger supp…

Christian‐Oliver Ewald, Yaoyu Li

This study proposes a text-based framework for forecasting EU carbon prices, combining FinBERT sentiment analysis with PCA dimensionality reduction. Using weekly data from 2020-2024, the CNN-LSTM model with PCA inputs achieves the best perf…

Sébastien Houde, Wenjun Wang

Using micro-level data from Chinese firms, this paper shows that AI adoption reduces carbon emission intensity, with stronger effects for large firms, those in AI hubs, and high-carbon sectors. Mechanisms include improved energy management,…

Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Muhammad Waheed, Ashutosh Kumar +3

This study evaluates carbon storage and its monetary value in mountain forests, examining relationships with elevation and forest structure. It provides insights for forest management and climate mitigation, though specific policy or indust…

Fraser Norris

This paper addresses the conversion of waste polyethylene into high-value carbon nanomaterials, offering a pathway to reduce CO2 emissions from plastic waste disposal while producing valuable materials. It contributes to circular economy an…

Gerry LAWSON, Sonja Kay, Michael den Herder +1

This policy briefing argues that expanding agroforestry and Trees outside Forests (ToF) is crucial for the EU to meet its 2040 and 2050 climate targets. It highlights challenges in achieving the LULUCF 2030 target and recommends policy revi…

Carlos Alberto Guerrero Fajardo, David Bocanegra-Cardenas

This study produces activated carbon from corn cob waste in Colombia and evaluates its adsorption capacity for phenolic compounds. Maximum adsorption of 97 mg/g for 4-nitrophenol was achieved, and magnetite enhanced adsorption of 2-nitrophe…

YiShu Li, Hai Xiao, Dehua Mao +2

This study investigates internal carbon cycling and CO2 emissions in a subtropical urban shallow lake using multiple carbon fractions. It reveals mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions from lakes, contributing to understanding carbon budget…

Michael D. Bauer, Diego R. Känzig, Glenn D. Rudebusch

Using high-frequency event studies based on EU carbon market regulatory news, this paper shows carbon price surprises significantly raise energy futures, inflation swap rates, and breakeven inflation rates, with effects persisting up to ten…

G.S. Clark, Mohammad Adib, C H Li +5

This study experimentally investigates methane pyrolysis in shock tubes, providing detailed measurements and modeling of hydrogen and carbon black formation. It contributes to understanding the reaction mechanisms of methane pyrolysis, a pr…

Can Hankendi, Ayse K. Coskun, Benjamin K. Sovacool

This paper goes beyond AI's carbon emissions to analyze the whole-system energy and environmental sustainability of datacenters in Denmark, Germany, and Norway. It evaluates how renewable energy availability and cooling technologies affect …

Marta Álvarez, Maribel I. García-Ibáñez, Nico Lange +27

CARIMED is the first harmonized data synthesis product for the Mediterranean Sea, integrating hydrographic, carbon, tracer, and ancillary data from 46 cruises (1976-2018). It applies quality control and bias adjustment, including a secondar…

Sami El Geneidy, Maiju Peura, Viivi-Maija Aumanen +4

This paper proposes a method to compute integrated carbon and biodiversity footprints from organizational activity data, using spatially explicit potential species loss as a biodiversity equivalent. It provides a country-specific dataset an…