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.
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Cost Assessment of Steel Technologies (CAST)
Lu, Hongyou
CAST is a bottom-up techno-economic model for estimating itemized production costs of iron and steelmaking technologies. It covers main processes from ironmaking to steelmaking, allowing users to quantify costs with blends of hot metal, DRI…
Preprint🇺🇸 USAZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Low Carbon Is Not Yet Circular: Why decarbonization and circularity are different achievements, and why responsibility must circulate with the material
Nelson, Priscilla P.
This essay argues that measuring mining decarbonization via emissions intensity can mask a linear system. It distinguishes circularity into four loops, each capable of stagnating independently of carbon reductions. It cautions that circular…
Preprint🇺🇸 USAarXiv2026#AI × ESG
A Stackelberg-Bayesian Capacity-Market Game of Carbon Regulation and Second-Life Battery Investment under AI Data-Center Load Growth
Rouzbeh Haghighi, Ali Hassan, Sina Mohammadi +2
This study models AI data-center load growth in a three-level Stackelberg-Bayesian game among regulator, ISO, and investors. It quantifies how carbon taxes and subsidies for renewables and second-life batteries reshape investment mix, emiss…
🇨🇳 ChinaDatasetScience Data Bank2026#AI × ESGDOI
The IRPVS dataset
Chuanzhu Sun, Weiguang Zhang, Leixiang Peng +6
IRPVS is the first public dataset providing pixel-level instance segmentation masks for process-specific industrial soiling on rooftop PV systems. It includes 8,012 UAV images from an industrial park in China, annotated with three contamina…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalClimate Policy2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Sustainable finance taxonomies – Designed to support the transition to a net-zero economy?
Catherine Marchewitz, Fernanda Ballesteros, Franziska Schütze +1
This paper examines whether sustainable finance taxonomies are designed to effectively support the transition to a net-zero economy. It analyzes cases like the EU taxonomy, highlighting challenges in the treatment of transition activities a…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalFrontiers in Marine Science2026#PolicyDOI
China’s participation and response to IMO legislation on shipping decarbonization: an analysis based on environmental regulatory approaches
Guoping Xu, Xinzhu Pan
This paper analyzes the IMO's regulatory framework for shipping decarbonization, particularly the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) and MARPOL Annex VI amendments, using environmental regulatory approaches. It examines China's stance in internationa…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAConferenceEnergy Procedia2014#CCUSDOI
Effects of California's climate policy in facilitating CCUS
Burton E.
This paper analyzes how California's climate policies facilitate the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). It evaluates the effectiveness of policy instruments and implementation, offering insights for other regions…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Policy2022#HydrogenDOI
Is blue hydrogen a bridging technology? - The limits of a CO2 price and the role of state-induced price components for green hydrogen production in Germany
George J.F.
This paper compares the economics of blue and green hydrogen in Germany, arguing that a CO2 price alone is insufficient to incentivize a shift to green hydrogen. It emphasizes the role of state-induced price components, such as subsidies an…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEnvironmental Science and Technology2021#CCUSDOI
Decarbonizing the Coal-Fired Power Sector in China via Carbon Capture, Geological Utilization, and Storage Technology
Wei N.
This paper examines the role of Carbon Capture, Geological Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology in decarbonizing China's coal-fired power sector. It analyzes technical feasibility, economic viability, and policy frameworks, highlighti…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy2026#HydrogenDOI
Towards a green hydrogen economy: A review of financing mechanisms, drivers and barriers
Risse B.
This review systematically examines financing mechanisms, drivers, and barriers for a green hydrogen economy. It analyzes policy support, private investment, and risk-sharing frameworks, highlighting challenges and opportunities in funding …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of International Economic Law2022#Transition FinanceDOI
The EU Sustainable Finance Framework in Light of International Standards
Zetzsche D.A.
This paper analyzes the alignment between the EU sustainable finance framework (SFDR, taxonomy, etc.) and international disclosure standards (ISSB, TCFD). It identifies differences and challenges for global harmonization, offering insights …
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🇪🇺 EuropeJournalBritish Food Journal2025#ESGDOI
ESG reporting meets farmer – implications of the European corporate sustainability reporting directive for the agrifood sector
Witt N.
This paper examines the implications of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) for the agrifood sector, focusing on the reporting obligations and data demands placed on farmers within the supply chain, and discusses th…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalRelations Industrielles2022#ESGDOI
ESG Disclosure and Employee Turnover. New Evidence from Listed European Companies
Garsaa A.
This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between ESG disclosure quality and employee turnover among listed European companies. It finds that firms with higher ESG transparency tend to have lower turnover rates, with social (S) discl…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalEnvironmental Science and Technology2022#Energy TransitionDOI
Fossil-Fuel Options for Power Sector Net-Zero Emissions with Sequestration Tax Credits
Anderson J.J.
This paper analyzes the role of fossil fuels in achieving power sector net-zero targets and the impact of carbon sequestration tax credits. It suggests that tax credits can incentivize CCS deployment and reduce abatement costs, offering ins…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
Exploring Sustainability Reporting in the Fashion Industry Towards European Sustainability Reporting Standards: Evidence on ESRS Readiness
Daniela Preite, Camilla Falivena, Emanuela Scarpellini
This study content-analyzes 2022 reports of 33 European-listed fashion companies to assess CSRD readiness and alignment with ESRS requirements. Findings show relatively high readiness but gaps in some material topics, offering practical ins…
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…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#ESGDOI
Does Mandatory ESG Disclosure Move Stock Prices? Evidence from the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Tetiana Paientko
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) on stock prices. It examines the market effects of mandatory ESG disclosure, shedding light on the information function of disclosure…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa)2026#Energy Transition
TOWARDS A LOWCARBON FUTURE FOR CRUISE SHIPS: DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF ZERO-EMISSION SOLUTIONS AT PORT
LEI GAO
Focusing on cruise ships' high port-call energy demand, this thesis proposes a 'Dual-Track' energy hub model to bridge shore power and fuel gaps. Case studies in Genoa and Shanghai integrate renewables (VAWT, wave energy, floating solar) in…