GX & Decarbonization Research

Bożena Gajdzik, Radosław Wolniak, Wieslaw Wes Grebski +2

This study assesses Poland's emission pressure from 2000–2023 using a Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Evaluation (FMCE) framework integrating GDP, coal consumption, natural gas consumption, and renewable electricity. Results show highest pressure in e…

Venkatesan VG, Sankar R, Muhilan G +5

This critical review synthesizes a decade of AI (ML/DL) applications in soil science for predicting properties, digital mapping, and precision management. Random Forest achieves 90-95% accuracy for soil organic carbon, but challenges remain…

Arjun Kumar K. V., Safika Praveen Sheikh

This paper proposes a unified Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Political, Policy and Geographical Drivers (CFAPPG) in global energy and metal commodity markets. Based on a systematic review of 147 studies, it builds three analytical pilla…

Cevat Tosun, Yasin SOYLU

This review examines renewable energy (RE) status and policies in Türkiye. Despite high potential from solar, wind, geothermal, and hydro due to geographic diversity, about 70% of energy is imported. State-led initiatives have expanded RE c…

Nikolay Khabarov, Christian Folberth, Soeren Lindner +3

This study analyzes current and future yields of shaded Arabica coffee in agroforestry systems managed by smallholders in Mexico. Using the adapted process-based model CAF2014-Rhaobi, they simulate representative management practices. Under…

Jani Kinnunen, Irina Georgescu

This study analyzes the long-run and short-run effects of GDP, livestock production, agriculture/forestry/fishing, renewable energy consumption, and urbanization on CO2 emissions in India from 1990-2024 using the Dual Adjustment Approach an…

Bashar Al Shawa

This study compares the EROI of photovoltaic, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy across EU27. Only 8 countries have an optimum renewable strategy where the highest-EROI technology also has the largest share. 23 countries can meet curre…

Bashar Al Shawa

This paper compares the EROI of photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy across all EU27 countries. It finds that only 8 countries have an optimum renewable strategy, while 23 can meet current demand w…

Zhiyuan Xie, Ricardo Fernandes, Gorm Bruun Andresen

This paper extends the open-source PyPSA-Eur model with country-level carbon constraints to simulate European energy transition pathways from 2025 to 2050 under three carbon budgets. It finds that internal drivers (e.g., electrolyzer costs)…

Grazia Neglia, Ferdinando Verardi, Ippolita Mecca

This paper proposes strategic design for renewable energy communities in historic villages in Italys Grecìa Salentina, integrating circular regeneration for energy self-sufficiency. It explores how local resources can support cultural prese…

Jacques Simon Song, Borice Augustin Ngounou, Ghislain Moteng

This paper analyzes how climate change affects inclusive growth in African countries. While no abstract is provided, the topic addresses the intersection of climate change and economic development.

Yunhu Gao, Fanran Meng, Jennifer L. Hawkin +2

This paper explores reducing greenhouse gas emissions from polymer processing at end-of-life. It likely discusses recycling or waste-to-energy approaches to lower the carbon footprint of polymer products.

André Alves

This paper uses the wicked problems concept to analyze land-use planning complexities in the energy transition to renewables. It highlights governance challenges from spatial implications and contributes to planning theory debates on the sp…

Anne Gerstenberg, Valeria Zambianchi, Nils Bruch

This paper conceptualizes policy coherence as an essentially contested concept and analyzes 27 interviews with EU and German policymakers involved in the renegotiation of the EU ETS. It finds that climate policy incoherence is inevitable, a…

Obasanjo Joseph Oyedele, Mark C. J. Stoddart

This study examines contributions of environmental NGOs to environmental justice and renewable energy infrastructure in the Niger Delta post-Saro-Wiwa. Solar energy dominates renewable projects; governments and private firms implement more …

Andrea Bastianin, Luca Rossini, Marco Zoso

Using web search data to construct monthly demand indexes for cobalt, copper, and nickel, this paper applies SVAR models to disentangle supply and demand shocks. Transition demand shocks driven by green and digital technologies have persist…

Cătălina Dobre, Mihaela Constantin

This review consolidates studies on hydrogen-enriched natural gas (H2NG) in CHP systems, finding that 5-20% hydrogen improves efficiency and reduces CO2 but increases NOx. It examines mitigation strategies like lean-burn and hybrid renewabl…

Stephanie Larios, Susana Ferreira, Yukiko Hashida

This paper characterizes REDD+ projects in Colombia, analyzing their design and implementation. It sheds light on the reality of efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, contributing to the evaluation of REDD+ as a climate fi…

Nancy Burrell, Marc Macias‐Fauria, Elizabeth Jeffers +1

Using destructive sampling of 290 individuals from five scrub taxa at the rewilded Knepp Estate (UK), this study developed taxon-specific allometric equations with high predictive accuracy (R²=0.63–0.95) for above- and belowground biomass. …

Fangbo Chen

This paper examines the transformation of the global energy order from US hegemony to asymmetric multipolarity with China at its core. While remaining the world's largest hydrocarbon importer, China is becoming a clean energy technology lea…