GX & Decarbonization Research

Wiem Dridi, Saliha Theiri

Using French SBF120 firms from 2018-2024, this study finds that higher carbon emissions are associated with higher audit fees, with effects amplified in concentrated audit markets and regions with high environmental carbon exposure. Carbon …

Brad Benke, Meghan Lewis, Stephanie Carlisle +2

This paper presents a calculator tool for modeling embodied carbon reduction potential of urban policies. It enables cities to compare policy options, assess progress toward 2030 and 2050 targets, and make informed decisions. Developed in a…

Wenjun He

This study quantifies global stocks and distribution of fungal and bacterial necromass carbon and their contributions to soil organic carbon pools. By integrating published data and global observation networks, it constructs the most compre…

Meghan Lewis, Monica Huang, Stephanie Carlisle +1

An introductory guide for architects on embodied carbon—the GHG emissions from materials over a building's full life cycle. It argues that operational efficiency and electrification are insufficient; tackling embodied carbon is essential to…

Kathrina Simonen, Stephanie Carlisle, Monica Huang +1

This toolkit outlines strategies for reducing embodied carbon in buildings, citing RMI's 2021 report showing 24-46% savings with minimal cost premiums. It emphasizes early design prioritization, reuse, material efficiency, and low-carbon su…

Renjie Zhang, Kongsheng Qi, Xuanlu Fan +7

This study develops a self-selective Ag electrocatalyst on cellulose acetate-derived carbon fibers for CO2 electroreduction to CO, achieving a maximum Faradaic efficiency of 98.8% and a partial current density of 157.3 mA cm-2. DFT calculat…

Meghan Lewis, Monica Huang, Stephanie Carlisle +1

This toolkit explains how to measure embodied carbon in building projects using life cycle assessment (LCA). It introduces global warming potential (GWP) as the key metric, quantified in kgCO2e, and emphasizes that measuring embodied carbon…

Julie Kriegh, Chris Magwood, Wil V. Srubar

The Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of Washington, in collaboration with a major US tech company, investigated low-carbon and carbon-storing materials for light industrial buildings. Focusing on carbon-intensive materials like con…

Fei Wang, Xiaoyong Duan, Gang Tong +8

This paper synthesizes methane and carbon dioxide fluxes from global coastal blue carbon ecosystems, identifying key drivers of greenhouse gas emissions. It provides a scientific basis for assessing the role of blue carbon in climate change…

Julia-Lena Reinermann, Dorothee Arlt, Hannah Charlotte Müller +1

This study surveys German internet users to examine public knowledge and attitudes towards carbon capture and utilisation (CCU). Findings show low and socially stratified knowledge, widespread uncertainty, and small but significant framing …

USDOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Office of Innovation, Affordability, and Consumer Choice (IACC). Industrial Technologies Office (ITO), William Sagues, Energy Efficiency Office. Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO) USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) +4

This paper examines the integration of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) into chemical pulp mills, addressing emission reduction potential and implementation challenges in the pulp industry.

Jicheng Du

This study develops a machine learning benchmark and life-cycle screening database for low-carbon alkali-activated materials from coal gangue and steel slag. It compiles 237 mixture records, benchmarks Random Forest and XGBoost under variou…

Jinde Jiang, Junding Yang, W Liu +3

This paper addresses information asymmetry in 3PL-led low-carbon supply chains using a Stackelberg dynamic game model. It shows centralized coordination improves both carbon reduction and profits under carbon cap policy and consumer low-car…

Nhat‐Luong Nhieu, Hoang‐Kha Nguyen

This study develops a T-Spherical Fuzzy-Valued Neutrosophic MEREC-EDAS framework to evaluate low-carbon cooling and energy management technologies for data centers. Based on assessments from 30 experts, nine technologies are ranked against …

Hongyue Deng, Huizhen Wan, Xu Li +4

This study proposes an integrated electricity-heat-gas-hydrogen energy system for carbon anode industrial parks and develops a 24-hour multi-objective scheduling model. By using surplus PV power for hydrogen production and coordinating grad…

Zhengjiao Qi, Yukuan Wang, Jingxian Liu +1

This study applies a wind-constrained Pareto multi-objective reinforcement learning (Pareto MO-PPO) to vessel traffic organization in port approach channels, incorporating wind as both an emission driver and scheduling constraint. In a Caof…

Sachinkumar N Sarangamath, Priya Guhamagadi

Using panel data from 50 emerging markets (2000-2023), this study finds that FDI inflows significantly increase renewable energy share and per-capita installed capacity while reducing carbon intensity of GDP. The effect is stronger in count…

Gengrui Chen, Hui Hongxun, GAO Hongjun +2

This paper reviews how industrial users can support the low-carbon transition of power systems through process reconfiguration. It analyzes flexibility mechanisms in steel, electrolytic aluminum, and cement industries, and proposes a three-…

H. Y. Miao, X. D. Yuan, M.H. Wu +3

This paper proposes a medium-to-long-term low-carbon economic dispatch framework for electro-hydrogen coupled microgrids (EHCMs) incorporating a tiered carbon trading mechanism. A spectral joint clustering method reduces dimensionality whil…

Peter Kuko, Karin Cakoci

This paper analyzes the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at the intersection of international trade law, customs law, and environmental law, assessing its compatibility with WTO law based on GATT articles and case law. It exam…