GX & Decarbonization Research

Muhammad Rizan Adam, Muhammad Chairi Munanjar, Intan Safitri +1

Cement production accounts for ~8% of global CO2 emissions, with road construction a major consumer. This systematic review of 62 papers (2014-2024) finds optimal SCM substitution ratios (fly ash 20-40%, GGBS 30-50%, RHA 10-15%) maintain or…

Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa

This report analyzes Nigeria's construction and housing sector's transition to sustainability, addressing rapid urbanization, housing deficit, and climate vulnerabilities. Based on stakeholder interviews and focus groups, it finds high awar…

Jiao Xie, Chi Zhang, Yuhang Long +6

This review systematically analyzes carbon emissions across the pavement life cycle, distinguishing system boundaries and vehicle-related emissions. Raw material production and use phase dominate emissions, with cement materials contributin…

Leonard Terver Thomas

This study analyzes the impact of the Strait of Hormuz crisis on global trade, focusing on route diversion and economic consequences. It finds a loss of over 250 million barrels of oil supply, a surge in crude oil prices exceeding 60%, and …

K. Logožar

This paper proposes the VAF framework, arguing that smart ports can serve as governance infrastructures that make maritime flows visible and accountable. It integrates digital technologies like AI, digital twins, and blockchain with governa…

Qiaochu Li, Yangyang Luo, Qinghe Yang +1

This study reconceptualizes intelligent finance (IF) as a strategic driver and empirically shows that IF promotes high-quality development (HQD) in Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011 to 2023. Using textual analysis and financial footnot…

V. Vignesh, G. V. Narendran, R. Senthil Kumar +1

A hybrid framework integrating Fuzzy C-Means clustering with temporal deep learning (NARX, RNN, LSTM, GRU) is proposed for multi-parameter forecasting in blast furnaces. Evaluated on 43,396 industrial DCS samples, FCM-GRU achieved the best …

V. S, Nithish S A

This review systematically examines the potential of microalgae and cyanobacteria for CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) and biorefinery development. Algae can be cultivated on non-arable land and integrated with industrial flue gas and wast…

Guoqing Liu, Wei Xia, Guozheng Wang +5

This study experimentally investigates the dynamic performance of a 50 kW-class PEM water electrolysis system. It measures responses of voltage, temperature, gas composition, and power consumption under load changes, pressure variation, and…

P. Catalfo, Daniele Virgillito, Giuseppe Messina +1

This scoping review examines the translation of ESG indicators from corporate disclosure into public health governance. Synthesizing 25 studies and grey literature, it maps definitions, implementation levels, governance uses, barriers, and …

Dorsa Razeghi-Jahromi, Goran Strbac, H. Ameli

This study develops a scenario-based ML framework to project UK electricity and gas demand to 2050 under climate forcing pathways (RCP2.6, 4.5, 8.5) and net-zero assumptions. By 2050, electricity demand under RCP8.5 is 4.1% higher than RCP2…

Wen Yi, Nikita Strelkovskii, Tingkun He +8

This paper projects black carbon emissions and climate impacts from expanded Arctic transit shipping through 2050. It quantifies how cost-driven shipping shifts could increase short-term climate forcing, highlighting the need for policy int…

K. Siregar, A. A. R. Setiawan, M. Muryanto +8

This study conducts a life cycle assessment (LCA) of Sengon sawdust biomass co-firing in a coal power plant in Lombok, Indonesia, quantifying cradle-to-gate environmental impacts and carbon avoidance. It evaluates the sustainability and GHG…

Kejun Xie

This study examines the relationship between board environmental expertise and carbon disclosure quality (CDQ) using 28 ASX-listed firms. Analyzing 140 firm-year observations from 2019-2023 with Tobit regression, it finds a significant posi…

Randy Ramadhar Singh

This review analyzes Trinidad and Tobago's hydrocarbon history through energy justice, examining four events using distributional, procedural, and recognition justice. It finds a degraded extractive social contract and proposes participator…

Yisong Zhu, Wencheng Ma, Yu Ouyang +4

This paper examines the management and reshaping of urban water supply systems from the perspective of carbon emission reduction. While specific methods and results are unavailable, it focuses on the potential for reducing energy consumptio…

Meiling Zhao, Paul Upham

This study compares national sociotechnical imaginaries underlying solar PV policies in China, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain using social representations theory. It finds common themes like energy security and decarbonization, but dif…

Xinping Hu, Jingfu Wang, Lijuan Jia +5

Global phosphogypsum (PG) stockpiles reach 7 billion tons with utilization below 15%. This review identifies impurity removal as the key bottleneck, evaluates current pretreatment and utilization pathways (construction, soil, CO2 fixation),…

Wenting Yan, Yongxian Su, Shiqi Jin +12

Using high-resolution building data from 331 Chinese cities, this study reveals a critical building height threshold beyond which taller buildings cool rather than intensify urban heat islands, suggesting potential for UHI mitigation throug…

Zhangsen Dong, Xiao Li, Ruixin Xu +2

This study develops an integrated framework combining emission inventories, LEAP scenario modeling, and charging demand estimation for Zhengzhou's road transport. Under the dual carbon scenario, CO2 peaks in 2030 at 36 Mt, 20% below the exi…