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🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Policy2014#Carbon PricingDOI
Does EU emissions trading bite? An event study
Jong T.
This paper uses an event study approach to empirically examine the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on firm behavior and stock prices. It estimates the causal effects of policy introduction and price changes on emission re…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalReview of European Community and International Environmental Law2009#Carbon PricingDOI
The European emissions trading scheme case law
van Zeben J.
This paper systematically analyzes case law on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), clarifying legal interpretations and operational challenges. It contributes to understanding carbon market legal frameworks and offers insights for oth…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalScandinavian Journal of Economics2019#Carbon PricingDOI
Higher Price, Lower Costs? Minimum Prices in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Abrell J.
This paper analyzes the effects of a price floor in the EU ETS, suggesting that a minimum price can reduce the overall cost of emissions reduction. It offers important insights for carbon pricing policy design.
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnvironmental and Resource Economics2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Corporate Emissions-Trading Behaviour During the First Decade of the EU ETS
Abrell J.
This paper empirically analyzes corporate trading behavior in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) during its first decade, revealing how firms traded allowances and shaped compliance strategies. It contributes to understanding carbon m…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeConferenceEnergy Journal2020#Carbon PricingDOI
The role of banks in EU emissions trading
Cludius J.
This paper analyzes the role of banks in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), highlighting their contribution to market liquidity and price discovery, while also addressing risk management and regulatory challenges. It offers implicati…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2018#Carbon PricingDOI
Can carbon pricing support onshore wind power development in China? An assessment based on a large sample project dataset
Tu Q.
Using a large dataset of onshore wind projects in China, this study quantitatively assesses how carbon pricing affects the economics and development of wind power. It finds that higher carbon prices enhance the competitiveness of wind energ…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnvironmental Science and Policy2019#Carbon PricingDOI
Anatomy of Emissions Trading Systems: What is the EU ETS?
Verbruggen A.
This paper dissects the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), explaining its design, sector coverage, allowance allocation, and price formation. It offers practical insights into carbon market mechanisms and evaluates the ETS's role and cha…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Environmental Economics and Management2022#Carbon PricingDOI
Pricing carbon in the aviation sector: Evidence from the European emissions trading system
Fageda X.
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the aviation sector, evaluating how carbon pricing affects airline behavior and emissions reduction. It provides insights for policy design and indust…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Policy2016#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon pricing in the EU: Evaluation of different EU ETS reform options
Brink C.
This paper evaluates different reform options for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), analyzing the effectiveness and economic impacts of carbon pricing. It compares policy design choices and provides insights for effective climate po…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCentre International de Rencontres Mathématiques2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Carbon markets and their modeling
René Aïd
This paper explains the functioning of emissions trading systems and provides a model for optimal regulation. It offers a theoretical foundation for carbon markets and insights for policy design.
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🇨🇳 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-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%…
🌍 GlobalJournalOECD environment working papers2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Scaled-up crediting approaches to deliver climate change mitigation results
Lena Wiest, Klas Wetterberg, Max Skoczylas +1
This paper examines the shift from project-level to scaled-up carbon crediting approaches, emphasizing the need for high integrity. Focusing on environmental integrity in jurisdictional forest crediting, it argues that scaled-up approaches …
🌍 GlobalDatasetZenodo2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Replication data and code for "Carbon Pricing and Per-Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions in OECD Countries: Evidence from a Fixed-Effects Panel"
Marques Alves Aguiar, Gabriela
This replication package provides data and code for a fixed-effects panel study of OECD countries (2015-2023), examining whether stronger carbon pricing signals are associated with lower per-capita GHG emissions. It includes cleaned dataset…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalClimate Policy2016#Carbon PricingDOI
Cap setting and allowance allocation in China's emissions trading pilot programmes: special issues and innovative solutions
Pang T.
This paper analyzes the design challenges of cap setting and allowance allocation in China's emissions trading pilot programs, highlighting special issues and innovative solutions across regions. It reveals the diversity and practical lesso…
🇪🇺 EuropeReportResearch Handbook on Post Pandemic Eu Economic Governance and Ngeu Law2024#Carbon PricingDOI
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Kendrick M.
This paper explains the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), focusing on their design and implications for international trade and industry. It outlines how carbon pricing and border adjustments …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#Carbon PricingDOI
Measuring Carbon Responsibility: A Policy‐Anchored Simulation Under the <scp>EU</scp> Emissions Trading System
Shaocong Bo, Vittorio Laus, Enrico Battisti +1
Introduces carbon responsibility (CR) as a policy-anchored measure of firms' effective carbon liability under the EU ETS. Using panel data on 682 European firms (2013-2024), finds a robust negative association between CR and carbon performa…