GX & Decarbonization Research

Haoran Xu, Wenxiao Zhang, Shuxiu Zheng +9

This study reassesses the health and climate impacts of black carbon (BC) in China under the Dual Carbon strategy using a localized inventory and revised health risk function. It finds over 540,000 premature deaths attributable to BC in 201…

Shenglin Ma, Jian Hu, Hongjun Zeng +1

This paper examines the relationship between low-carbon policies and cross-regional investment in an emerging economy, finding an inverse U-shaped linkage. Moderate policy stringency promotes investment, while excessive regulation may deter…

Hamid Sarkheil, Taha Salahjou, Emad Karimkhani

This paper quantitatively examines the policy-performance gap in resource governance and low-carbon transition in Iran's mining sector, an externally-constrained economy. It provides empirical evidence on how policy intentions diverge from …

Simone Marsiglio, Fabio Privileggi

This study analyzes the interaction between public policy and individual behavior using a dynamic model to identify optimal subsidy structures for achieving carbon neutrality. It finds that complete neutrality is not optimal; a controlled d…

Kana Purwadi, Ade Maman Suherman, Sulistyadari Sulistyadari +2

This paper analyzes gaps between international climate obligations and Indonesia's legal framework for hospital decarbonization, proposing an integrative governance design and a 2025-2045 roadmap. It emphasizes MRV, carbon economic instrume…

Vos R.

This paper argues that green innovations are the most effective policy option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems. Specific methods and findings are unclear, but it offers implications for agricultural decarbonizatio…

Zeyuan Liu, Yihao Wang, Jinchi Dong +2

This study evaluates China's 2035 NDC impacts on climate and air quality co-benefits using an integrated model, finding a net benefit increase of $1.5 trillion over 2025-2060. However, near-term climate benefits decline in underdeveloped re…

Sadia Tariq, Sarah Amir, Shoukat Iqbal Khattak +1

Using panel data from 49 countries (2000-2023), this study simultaneously estimates bioenergy patents and CO2 emissions. NDCs spur bioenergy patenting in developing countries but have negative effects in developed ones. Contrary to EKC, emi…

Ishom Terseer Festus

This study analyzes the impact of the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation in Nigeria using dependency theory. It finds that despite policies like the Climate Change Act, implementation is hindered by agricultural dependence, weak i…

Rosa Rivieccio, Martina Agosta, Erica Mazza +1

This study investigates the low uptake of agroforestry measures in Italy across three CAP periods using mixed methods. Financial analysis shows narrow implementation and low expenditure, while surveys reveal that awareness, technical capaci…

Muhammad Faisal Sharif, Yixian Sun

This study analyzes Pakistan's energy policy over three decades, showing how short-term crisis-driven decisions and interest group politics have reinforced carbon lock-in. Using qualitative content analysis, it argues that policy myopia, em…

Alves, Marcela, Palola, Pirta, Bailey, Emma +3

This talk shares the software engineering effort to transform a baseline agent-based model (ABM) into a tool for comparing UK Net Zero policy intervention scenarios. It combines coding economic shocks, a UK-specific data pipeline, Monte Car…

Singha S.

This paper proposes a strategic framework for integrating green taxes into corporate sustainability governance, aiming to enhance corporate climate responsibility. It bridges policy and corporate practice.

Bai J.

This paper empirically evaluates the impact of China's SO2 emissions trading policy on air pollution and haze reduction using the PSM-DID method. It finds that the policy promoted corporate emission reductions and improved regional air qual…

Booth R.

This paper analyzes the temporal dimensions of pathways and targets for net zero transitions in English agriculture. It examines the complexities of decarbonizing the agricultural sector, considering policy and practice implications for fut…

Sonia Aslam, Muhammad Ateeq Ashraf, Muhammad Raees Ashraf

This article critically analyzes Pakistan's climate change legal regime, identifying four interlinked implementation failures: constitutional fragmentation, lack of enforceability, weak institutional capacity, and political will. It compare…

Pracheta Acharya

This paper reviews the integration of gender perspectives in climate relocation policies and practices in Oceania. It analyzes the impacts of relocation on women and gender minorities, highlighting challenges in gender mainstreaming. The au…

Tingting Bai, Gissell Huaccha

This study analyzes the impact of stringent climate policies on energy poverty in China using over 7,000 subnational policies. It finds that while such policies reduce energy poverty within implementing provinces, they increase it in neighb…

Benedetti E.

This paper examines greenhouse gas emissions embedded in EU-UK food trade, analyzing how border regulations (tariffs and non-tariff measures) affect emission levels. It provides empirical evidence at the intersection of trade policy and cli…

Becken S.

This paper analyzes the gap between the scientific basis of net-zero emissions targets and their sociopolitical representations. It highlights how scientific clarity contrasts with diverse interpretations shaped by social acceptance and pol…