GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#AI × ESGDOI
AI data centers as flexible resources for China's low-carbon power transition
Zhuo Chen, Baihe Gu, Xiong Qiyang +2
This paper explores using AI data centers' demand flexibility to support China's low-carbon power transition. It demonstrates how load shifting and adjustment capabilities of data centers can facilitate renewable integration and enhance gri…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalFrontiers in Marine Science2026#AI × ESGDOI
AI-assisted bilevel optimization for sustainable maritime operations under the EU emissions trading system: model-implied carbon-cost signals and shipping network response
Zhiyi Ye, Xiang Yuan
Developing an AI-assisted bilevel optimization combining Bayesian Optimization and MILP for maritime decarbonization under EU ETS. In the Asia-Europe case, it reduces cumulative emissions by 28.39% with only 0.213% resource cost increase, o…
Preprint🌍 GlobalOpen MIND2026#AI × ESGDOI
Beyond Linear Panels: A Machine-Learning-Augmented Quantile Approach to Green Innovation and the Renewable Energy Transition in OECD Countries
Hasan Tutar
This paper employs a machine-learning-augmented quantile regression to analyze the relationship between green innovation and renewable energy transition in OECD countries. By moving beyond linear panel models, it captures heterogeneous effe…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#AI × ESGDOI
Conflicting ESG Ratings and SA-Based Financing Constraints: A Study of Chinese Listed Firms
Sunxu Liu, Yue Hu, Xiangyu Hua
Using Chinese A-share non-financial listed firms (2009-2024), this study examines whether ESG rating divergence is associated with SA-index-based financing constraints. Fixed-effects regressions show a significant positive association, with…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental impact assessment review2026#AI × ESGDOI
Modular multi-domain AI framework for sustainable construction material optimisation
A. Pournaghshband, F. Piadeh, Mohsen Ahmadi +1
This study develops an AI-driven decision-support framework integrating LCA, scenario-based material substitution, mixture-of-experts neural networks, and sustainability optimization. Using a UK office building case study with 1500 scenario…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCommunications of International Proceedings2026#AI × ESGDOI
Do ESG Ratings Predict Credit Risk? Evidence From Croatian Firms and A Machine Learning Perspective
Vlatka Bilas, Tomislav Radoš, Lana Frkovic
This study examines whether ESG ratings provide useful information for credit risk assessment in an emerging EU member state, using Croatian firm data from 2024-2025. Combining econometric models and random forest prediction, the findings s…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalRecycling2026#AI × ESGDOI
Machine Learning Framework for Carbon Purification from Hazardous Spent Cathode Carbon via LightGBM Hyperparameter Optimization
Shuangxiang Zeng, Lisha Dong, Jingtao Shao +2
This study optimizes carbon purification from spent cathode carbon (SCC), a hazardous waste from aluminum production, using machine learning. Six algorithms were compared, and LightGBM was tuned via RSM, orthogonal design, and local optimiz…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAdvanced Electromagnetics2026#AI × ESGDOI
Green Transportation Financial Risk Early Warning Based on Data Dimensionality Reduction and Improved PSO Optimization of SVM under the Background of Low-Carbon Development
W. -J. Bai
This study develops an early warning system for green transportation financial risks using PCA for dimensionality reduction and an improved PSO-optimized SVM. Integrating financial, environmental, policy, and market indicators, it achieves …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAdvanced Electromagnetics2026#AI × ESGDOI
Application Research of Deep Reinforcement Learning in Low-carbon Scheduling Mechanism for Power Grid Construction Tasks
K. K. Qin, Yu Zheng, Chao Zeng +1
This paper proposes a low-carbon scheduling and carbon emission prediction framework for power grid construction machinery by integrating an improved genetic algorithm (IGA), deep reinforcement learning (DRL), and a gated recurrent unit (GR…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Operations Management2026#AI × ESGDOI
Impact of Carbon Emission Trading Schemes on Firms' Environmental and Social Disclosure Under Institutional Pressure
Fu Jia, Yingjie Ju, Robert D. Klassen +2
This study examines how China's carbon emissions trading schemes (CETS) affect firms' environmental and social (E&S) disclosure using an institutional theory framework. Exploiting staggered CETS implementation (2013-2024) as a quasi-natural…
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#AI × ESGDOI
AI-Enabled Digital Twins and Power System Asset Management for Long-Term Grid Investment Planning
Mitch D
This paper proposes OptimTwin, an integrated framework combining AI-driven digital twins and power system asset management to support long-term grid investment planning. Using IRENA FlexTool and a deep neural network surrogate on the IEEE/N…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalABAC Journal2026#AI × ESGDOI
Design-compliance in digital infrastructure: a realist synthesis for cybernetic governance for sustainable-by-design transformation
Wattana Viriyasitavat, Phoranee Rhuwadhana, Ra-Pee Pattanapanyasat +5
This study conceptualizes digital infrastructure (DI) as a socio-technical design space where sustainability is embedded by design rather than assessed post hoc via ESG reporting. Using PRISMA-based systematic review and realist synthesis, …
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalFrontiers in Environmental Science2026#AI × ESGDOI
Do credible climate transition plans matter for carbon performance? Evidence from Fortune Global 500 firms
Mega Silvia, Deyan Zhao, Donghuan Bai +11
This study examines whether credible climate transition plans are associated with subsequent carbon performance among Fortune Global 500 non-financial firms. Using panel data from 239 firms (2018-2023), a Climate Transition Plan Credibility…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity2026#AI × ESGDOI
Synergistic Meta-Learning for Sustainable Finance: A Hybrid Deep-Tree Fusion Architecture for ESG Score Prediction
Abdul Kadar Muhammad Masum, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Najmus Saadat +3
This study proposes a Deep-Tree Fusion (DTF) framework integrating tree-based logic with deep learning to improve ESG score prediction. Using 11,000 firm-years from 2015-2025, DTF achieves R²=0.97866, outperforming 10 baseline models. It of…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainable Futures2026#AI × ESGDOI
Mapping green fintech and sustainability transitions: A bibliometric analysis of digital finance research
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Bablu Kumar Dhar +1
This study uses bibliometric methods to analyze 72 Scopus-indexed papers (2019-2024) on green fintech, focusing on climate finance, digital innovation, and environmental governance. It identifies key technological domains such as blockchain…
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#AI × ESGDOI
MANUSCRIPT Mapping Rare Earth Element Prospectivity in the Ruri Carbonatite Complex Using Explainable Ensemble Learning
Inyangala¹ A, Waswa¹ AK, Angeyo² HK
This study develops an explainable stacked ensemble machine learning framework for rare earth element (REE) prospectivity mapping in the Ruri Carbonatite Complex, Kenya. Combining geological, geochemical, and radiometric data, the model ach…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#AI × ESGDOI
The Invisible Polluter: Is Artificial Intelligence Becoming One of the World's Biggest Environmental Threats?
A Joy and Yasmin Shaik F
This paper critically examines the environmental footprint of AI development and deployment, including energy, carbon, water, e-waste, and minerals. Data centre electricity hit 415 TWh in 2024, with AI workloads surging 50% in 2025, project…
Preprint🌍 Global2026#AI × ESGDOI
Accelerating greenhouse gas retrievals with neural network-based forward models
Fiona Lippert, Andrew Gerald Barr, Marcos Herreras-Giralda +7
GHG retrievals rely on costly physics-based forward models, limiting real-time processing. This study develops neural network emulators for Sentinel-5, comparing end-to-end and hybrid approaches. The hybrid method achieves high accuracy (<1…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainability2026#AI × ESGDOI
AI-Enabled Generative Design Digital Twin Framework for Net-Zero Building Optimization Across European Climate Zones
Suhib O. A. Amro, Sepanta Naimi, Changiz Ahbab
This paper proposes an AI-driven generative design framework integrating machine learning surrogates with NSGA-III and PSO to optimize building renovation for net-zero performance. Validated on 12 European case studies, it achieves 84.7% op…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#AI × ESGDOI
The Impact of the Digital Transformation of Focal Firms on Carbon Emission Reduction in Supply Chains
Yanan Li, Dan Shi, Xiaojiao Qiao +1
Using data from Chinese A-share listed firms (2009-2023), this study shows that focal firms' digital transformation significantly reduces carbon emission intensity of upstream suppliers and downstream customers. Supply chain concentration a…