GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open 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-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSocial Prism2026#PolicyDOI
Climate Change and Sustainability Drive in Higher Education Institutions: Policy Lessons for Carbon Neutrality from the Global North and Global South
Muhammad Manzoor Elahi, Moazzam Ali
This study compares sustainability practices and carbon neutrality strategies of universities in the Global North and South using QS rankings data. Despite resource and governance differences, both regions show increasing commitment to gree…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalWater Research2026#AI × ESGDOI
Machine learning enabled carbon-contaminant synergistic control in wastewater treatment plants toward carbon neutrality
Zixin Ma, Daliang Xu, Bobo Yang +6
Applies machine learning to synergistically optimize carbon emissions and contaminant removal in wastewater treatment plants. Proposes a control method that balances process efficiency and GHG reduction, contributing to carbon neutrality.
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Systematic Frameworks for Trusted GHG Emission Accounting in Renewable Transport Fuels
Jeanett Bolther, Nabil Abdalla, K. Biemann +5
This paper proposes systematic frameworks to enhance the reliability of GHG emission accounting for renewable transport fuels. It aligns with EU sustainability criteria and certification schemes, aiming to standardize accounting methods and…
🇨🇳 ChinaDatasetMendeley Data2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Low-carbon retrofit of existing buildings for vulnerable older occupants: hierarchically validated surrogate optimization reveals energy-comfort trade-offs and radiative cold-discomfort limits
Huajian Lu, Qifan Xu
This study proposes a surrogate optimization method for low-carbon retrofit of existing buildings, focusing on vulnerable older occupants. It quantifies energy-comfort trade-offs and identifies radiative cold-discomfort limits, highlighting…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalJournal of Hazardous Materials2026#OtherDOI
Tetracycline removal-methanogenesis trade-off in anaerobic digestion: Divergent roles of granular activated carbon and electrical stimulation
Tingxia Liu, Qidong Yin, Qianqian Zhang +1
This study examines the combined effects of granular activated carbon (GAC) and electrical stimulation on anaerobic digestion under tetracycline (TC) stress using UASB reactors. GAC alone enhanced methane production by 24.8% and achieved 64…
PreprintZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Carbon PricingDOI
English version:Prim-Lex Theory and the World Trade Organization: From Carbon Border Adjustment to Climate Compatibility Certification ------A New Trade Order
Shen Xiaowang
This paper addresses the WTO incompatibility of the EU's CBAM and proposes a 'Climate Compatibility Certification' and product lifecycle GCSOS zoning certification based on the original Prim-Lex theory. It argues that a three-color zone (gr…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnvironment Development and Sustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon trading and industrial green transformation in China: industry-level evidence on ownership composition and competition
Juan Qian, Y Shang, Ru Sha +1
This paper empirically examines the impact of China's carbon trading scheme on industrial green transformation, focusing on ownership composition and competition at the industry level. It analyzes how carbon price signals affect firms' emis…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalEnergies2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Low-Carbon Economic Dispatch of Electricity–Heat–Cooling–Gas Integrated Energy System Considering Ladder-Type Carbon Trading Mechanism and Demand Response
Lei Chen, Yongqiang Zhu
This paper proposes a low-carbon economic dispatch model for an integrated energy system (IES) with electricity, heat, cooling, and gas, incorporating ladder-type carbon trading and demand response (DR). Loads are classified into fixed, tra…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalTransportation Safety and Environment2026#AI × ESGDOI
Blockchain-enabled Stackelberg game and bidding strategy for carbon trading among shipping enterprises
Yang Wang, Wenhao Chen, Mengyi Di +3
Proposes a blockchain-enabled game-theoretic carbon trading mechanism for shipping enterprises, combining a Stackelberg game between regulator and firms with a bidding game solved via no-regret learning. Simulations show reduced emissions a…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Can Market-Based Environmental Regulation Improve Urban Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development?—Evidence from China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Pilots
Yue Wang, Lixuan Hu, Yishuang Lin
Using panel data from 278 Chinese cities (2006-2023), this study employs a staggered DID design to show that carbon emissions trading pilots significantly improve urban energy efficiency. Mechanism tests reveal that pilots promote green tec…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalSustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon Emission Trading, Green Technology Innovation, and Corporate ESG Performance: The Dual Moderation of Executives’ Green Cognition and Environmental Policy Uncertainty
Guoyu Mao, Luqian Xu
Using China's carbon trading pilot as a quasi-natural experiment and panel data of A-share listed firms in high-carbon industries (2010-2023), this study finds that carbon trading significantly enhances corporate ESG performance. Executives…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalMineral Economics2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Exploitation of natural resources and carbon transfer in trade
Blaise P. Likamata, Simplice A. Asongu, Dieudonné Mignamissi
This paper examines the impact of natural resource exploitation on carbon transfer in international trade using a structural gravity model and EORA data for 106 exporting and 114 importing countries from 1999 to 2021. Results show that natu…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAdministrative Sciences2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon Pricing, Digital Transformation, and Green Innovation: Evidence from China’s Emission Trading Pilots
Mingjian Xie, Zhibin Tao, Yuanyuan Yu
This study examines how China's carbon trading pilots affect green innovation, focusing on the moderating role of digital transformation. Using a DID design on 31,048 firm-year observations, it finds no average effect but a significant 4.6%…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnergy and Buildings2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Can climate finance support low-carbon transitions in the built environment? Evidence from developing countries
Rui Liang, Henri Njangang
This paper examines the role of climate finance in supporting low-carbon transitions in the built environment in developing countries. It analyzes the effectiveness and challenges of financing mechanisms, offering policy implications.
🌍 GlobalDatasetZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Public climate-finance records for cleaner-transition accountability: supporting data, code and figures
Alireza Daneshi, Azadi, Hossein, Yaghobi, Soraya +2
This archive supports a study auditing 2,662 public project records from the Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, and Adaptation Fund to assess when public disclosure enables valid accountability inference. It includes machine-r…
Peer-reviewedJournalPCM – Pour Construire un Monde durable2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Investir dans la transition écologique. Stratégies de financement et gouvernance renouvelée
Thierry Dallard, Anne Lieutaud
This paper focuses on investing in the ecological transition, discussing financing strategies and renewed governance. While the abstract is unavailable, it likely addresses financial mechanisms for climate action and sustainable development…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainability2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Financing Transition in a Hydrocarbon Economy: The UAE Case
Suzanna Elmassah, Mahmoud Elrefai
This paper examines the UAE as a case of transition finance in a hydrocarbon-dependent economy, analyzing its financial, regulatory, and institutional architecture for moving from net-zero pledges to climate finance flows. It conceptualizes…
Journal2026#AI × ESGDOI
Peer Review Report For: Sustainable Digital Business Ecosystems: Linking ESG Accounting, Data Analytics, and Value Creation Using Machine Learning Approaches [version 1; peer review: 2 not approved]
Lintang Kurniawati, Nur Kholis, Katarina Yunita Riti +1
This study uses machine learning (Random Forest, XGBoost) to analyze relationships among ESG accounting, data analytics capability, and sustainable value creation. XGBoost achieved highest accuracy (R²=0.87), showing ESG accounting influenc…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalAgronomy for Sustainable Development2026#Climate RiskDOI
Experts expect European agroforestry systems to stabilize crop yields under climate change
Christina den Hond‐Vaccaro, Klaus Jarosch, Sonja Kay +2
Climate change threatens European agriculture, and agroforestry (integrating trees/shrubs) is seen as a resilient approach. Based on 60 expert assessments, agroforestry systems show stable yields (0% change) compared to non-agroforestry (-8…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy - Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-Ilmu Teknik2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Techno-Economic Optimization of Diesel–PV Hybrid Systems for Isolated Island Grids: Case Study of Tomia Island, Indonesia
Romi Adi Sanjaya Sebayang, Wawan Aries Widodo
This study optimizes a diesel-PV hybrid system for Tomia Island, Indonesia, using LEAP modeling. A 2.5 MWp PV with 4 MWh BESS offers the best balance of reliability, cost, and emissions reduction, cutting diesel use and carbon emissions whi…