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-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalAccounting and Business Research2026#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
Demand for sustainability disclosures: evidence from web-tracking data of CSRD reports
Hagemeier L.
This paper empirically analyzes the actual demand for CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) reports using web-tracking data. It quantifies the usage of disclosed information, offering insights into the effectiveness of disclos…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalBritish Accounting Review2025#SBT/SBTiDOI
The role of science-based targets on carbon mitigation: Addressing the tension between net zero anxiety and economic growth
Li J.
This paper examines the role of science-based targets (SBTs) in carbon mitigation, addressing the tension between net zero aspirations and economic growth. It offers insights for corporate and policy decision-making.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCarbon Management2025#scope2DOI
Proposed GHG protocol revisions for scope 2 market-based accounting still create false value chain claims
Brander M.
This paper critiques the proposed revisions to the GHG Protocol's scope 2 market-based accounting method, arguing that they continue to permit misleading claims by companies regarding their value chain emissions reductions. It highlights on…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental Law Review2025#Supply ChainDOI
Achieving net zero carbon through construction procurement and contracting
Mosey D.
This paper explores procurement and contracting methods to achieve net zero carbon in the construction industry. It analyzes contractual terms and procurement policies that incentivize emission reductions across the supply chain. The paper …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research2025#PolicyDOI
Carbon Dioxide Reduction and Removal toward Net-Zero: A Needed Change of Narrative
Kloesel K.
This paper argues that achieving net-zero requires a narrative shift from solely focusing on emission reductions to integrating carbon removal (CDR, CCUS). It contends that the current reduction-centric narrative is insufficient and calls f…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research2025#HydrogenDOI
Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Suggests Direct Reduced Iron Is the Most Sustainable Pathway to Net-Zero Steelmaking
Azimi A.
This prospective life cycle assessment compares decarbonization pathways for steelmaking and finds that direct reduced iron (DRI) is the most sustainable route to net-zero. Hydrogen-based DRI can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emission…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Modeling Net-Zero: A comparative analysis of deep decarbonization studies of the US electric system
Shavel I.
This paper provides a comparative analysis of multiple deep decarbonization studies of the US electric system. It examines differences in assumptions, methodologies, and results across models, offering insights for policymakers and future r…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalDiscover Oceans2026#OtherDOI
Reassessing the climate mitigation benefits and environmental risks of coastal seaweed farming
Yingxu Wu, Yanmei Liu, Di Qi
Seaweed farming is promoted for climate mitigation via carbon sequestration, but it poses risks like eutrophication and acidification in semi-enclosed coastal areas. This review synthesizes both benefits and risks, emphasizing the need for …
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Mapping Global Value Capture in Carbon Crediting Projects
Niklas Stolz, Benedict Probst
This paper analyzes how value is captured in carbon crediting projects worldwide, identifying key beneficiaries and implications for carbon market integrity.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Chemical-autothermal gas-based direct reduction for low-carbon ironmaking via reducing-gas composition regulation
Xinyang Song, Wei Han, ZePeng Han +1
This paper proposes a chemical-autothermal gas-based direct reduction method for low-carbon ironmaking, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by regulating the composition of the reducing gas. Without an abstract, details are unclear, but it likel…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalAdvanced Science2026#Energy EfficiencyDOI
Solar‐Driven Bifunctional Adsorption‐Storage Films for Ultra‐Fast Dehumidification and Freshwater Supply in Low‐carbon Buildings
Yuechao Chao, Junwei Liu, Zhihua Zhou +8
This paper presents a solar-driven adsorption film that passively dehumidifies indoor air and produces freshwater. It reduces relative humidity from 90.7% to 21.6% in one hour and generates ~1.1 kg/m2/day of freshwater. Global projections s…
Peer-reviewed🇨🇳 ChinaJournalMaterials2026#OtherDOI
Improving the Performance of Low-Carbon Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Through the Incorporation of Recycled Coarse Aggregate
Yongquan Zhang, Xinyue Hao, Weimin Guo +3
This study proposes incorporating recycled coarse aggregate to improve the performance of low-carbon ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). It investigates the effects of recycled aggregate type, particle size, and content on workability a…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#HydrogenDOI
POST-CARBON EUROPE: HYDROGEN AND CCS AS A DUAL EQUATION FOR CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 2050 A Technical and Policy Analysis of Decarbonization Pathways
mohamed kamal arafa elrakhawi
This paper analyzes decarbonization pathways combining hydrogen and CCS for Europe's 2050 climate neutrality target, assessing costs, deployment barriers, and policy frameworks. It quantifies synergies between the two technologies and offer…
🇪🇺 EuropeDatasetFigshare2026#AI × ESGDOI
<p>34 main topics in ESG reports.</p>
Ivan Savin (5189054), Mateo López Carel, Eva Schlindwein
Using computational linguistics on 1,477 ESG reports from STOXX Europe 600, this study identifies 34 main topics (six environmental). It finds that topics like sustainable value chains and renewable energy correlate with improved environmen…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
The Hydrocarbon Infrastructure Transition Framework: A Pathway for Existing Energy Companies to Convert Pipeline, Well, and Storage Networks into Clean Energy Systems Without Abandoning Assets or Workforce
John Carter
This framework proposes a systematic, asset-preserving transition for hydrocarbon companies to convert existing pipelines, wells, and storage facilities into clean energy networks via four parallel tracks: geothermal conversion, hydrogen/bi…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalLirias (KU Leuven)2026#AI × ESG
Essays over de binnenlandse en internationale effecten van milieubeleid
Mengxi Xie
This dissertation combines machine learning (NLP) with econometrics to empirically analyze environmental policies. The first three studies examine the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) via meta-analysis, US equity market reacti…
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Global warming intensifies compound renewable energy droughts
Aminimehr A, Hellinckx P, Tabari H
This study evaluates compound renewable energy droughts (simultaneous low wind and solar output) under 1.5°C, 2.0°C, and 3.0°C global warming levels using CMIP6 models. Drought intensity, duration, and frequency increase with warming, with …
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
From Environmental Liabilities to Negative Carbon Assets: Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Valorization of Tbm Spoils in Mountain Tunnels — Global Lessons and Application to Andean Infrastructure in Peru
GALVEZ PRP
This study proposes a Life Cycle Assessment framework to transform TBM tunnel spoils from waste into carbon-negative assets through circular valorization. Results show 25-40% carbon reduction versus landfilling, and a net-negative balance o…
PreprintCNResearch Square2026#HydrogenDOI
Pilot-Scale Green Hydrogen Production via Concentrated Natural Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting and Photothermal Synergy
Wang Y, Duan D, Zhang X +11
This study proposes a new paradigm of sunlight-concentrated photocatalysis to overcome the physical limit of low solar energy density for hydrogen production. By focusing dispersed sunlight into a compact reactor, the system achieves indust…
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Renewable EnergyDOI
Global utility-scale photovoltaics are structurally displaced from electricity demand centres
Wu M, Su B, Liu J +7
This study maps global utility-scale PV plants at 10-m resolution using Sentinel-2 imagery and deep learning, then quantifies the spatial mismatch with electricity demand. It finds ~82% of global demand in provinces below IEA thresholds, hi…