Professor Yixian Sun, a sustainability governance expert at the University of Bath, explains what his new database of China-led climate initiatives reveals about the country’s evolving intern…

The most comprehensive database of cross-border environmental governance initiatives led by Chinese state and non-state actors.

The most comprehensive database of cross-border environmental governance initiatives led by Chinese state and non-state actors.

Abstract. Over the past decade, three overlapping trends have fundamentally reshaped and now characterize the global geopolitical order: the rise of emerging powers, increasing military conflicts, and...

Abstract. Over the past decade, three overlapping trends have fundamentally reshaped and now characterize the global geopolitical order: the rise of emerging powers, increasing military conflicts, and...

Abstract. Over the past decade, three overlapping trends have fundamentally reshaped and now characterize the global geopolitical order: the rise of emerging powers, increasing military conflicts, and...

2026 is an important period for China’s climate policy, amid hints that its emissions could peak and as the government publishes targets for the next 5 years

The Sustainability Governance of China's Global Infrastructure Investments (SGAIN) is a £1.7 million UKRI-funded research project led by Dr Yixian…

Amid a rapidly fracturing geopolitical order, there have been growing calls for China to “step into [the] leadership gap” left by the US on climate change.

Thomas Hale and Yixian Sun call for serious research and dialogue to make China to a global environmental leader. What would it take for China to be an international environmental leader? The question...

How Beijing can protect global climate governance from Trump’s ‘America first’ strategy.

University of Bath academic calls on China to seize its unique opportunity to lead on global climate action.

npj Climate Action - Unpacking China’s climate policy mixes shows a disconnect between policy density and intensity in the post-Paris era

At a time when global efforts to reduce CO2 and other emissions from transport are gaining momentum, this paper provides a novel, interdisciplinary systematic review of 106 peer-reviewed studies re...