In late July, team member Yuen Gu conducted field research with the UGM team in Indonesia to study the impacts of large-scale renewable energy projects contracted to Chinese companies. The fieldwork focused on two flagship sites: Karawang 100MW Solar Park, and Cirata 145 MW Floating Solar Plant.

Between 15-23 August @yixiansun.bsky.social had a productive visit in South Africa. In Johannesburg, Yixian attended the Transformations Community/Earth System Governance Conference, where he presented our CGEL database, as well as a book chapter on the future of the Sustainable Development Goals.

We are pleased to share that last month, the ‘Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals’ was published, co-edited by SGAIN’s PI Dr Yixian Sun, alongside lead academics Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann, Yi hyun Kang, and Carole-Anne Senit.

Across two days at the end of June, SGAIN team members met at Bath University to discuss their work over the last year, and plan future collaboration. Members from Bath, Indonesia, Bangladesh, China, and Pakistan presented their research, before brainstorming how to enhance cross-country learning.

On 24-25 June 2025, we were honoured to host to the Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition, with over 60 expert attendees from more than 15 countries coming to our historic city of Bath.

The Bath Conference on China & Global Sustainability Transition is underway. Hosted by the University, the conference brings over 60 experts from more than 15 countries to explore how China can play a pivotal role in addressing the global sustainability transition. bit.ly/4kM0zdU

Over the next one and half days (24/25th June), Bath will be host to a milestone event, the Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition, held by the SGAIN Project from the University of Bath.

In just four days, we will welcome over fifty participants to Bath, England for the Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition, organised by our team with the support of the @bath-iscc.bsky.social and @dialogueearth.bsky.social

Later this month, the Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition will take place in Bath, in partnership with the @bath-iscc.bsky.social and @dialogueearth.bsky.social. We are pleased to now share our official brochure, including a full programme of events.

On 21-27 April @yixiansun.bsky.social visited China to share our work at multiple events and engage with various partners. Yixian gave talks on his book project on China’s green soft power and introduced our China’s Global Environmental Leadership Database at multiple universities.

We're excited to share this new article by @yixiansun.bsky.social ahead of our China and Global Sustainability Transition conference later this year. His insights set the stage for an event that will unite global experts to overcome barriers for understanding China and sustainable development.

We are pleased to share that earlier this month, SGAIN was represented at the 66th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA) in Chicago by several team members.

In late February, REDEFINE hosted the ‘Researching Global China Conference’ bringing together Global China scholars to discuss methodological research in the field. We are pleased to share several SGAIN researchers attended the conference, representing the project and presenting their ongoing work.

We are pleased to announce that the Bath Conference on China & Global Sustainability Transition (sgain.org/bath-confere...) will take place 24-25th of June 2025!

Happy Chinese New Year! Our SGAIN team wishes everyone a wonderful year of the snake! 春节快乐，蛇年大吉！

On 8-15 December 2024, the PI of the SGAIN project, Dr Yixian Sun (@yixiansun.bsky.social), travelled to Indonesia and Singapore to meet various stakeholders and prepare SGAIN’s work in Southeast Asia.

2024 was an important year for the SGAIN project. As we are turning to 2025, we send our best new year wishes to our team members, collabarators, and everyone who has supported our work - Wish you a year of 2025 with health, joy and success! We look forward to continuing engaging with you.

In early December 2024, the ClimBio Frontiers research project hosted a Database Workshop in Utrecht, the Netherlands, bringing together environmental governance researchers and practitioners to discuss, reflect, and cooperate on transnational climate and biodiversity governance databases.

Over the last two weeks, the UN Climate Change Conference #COP29 has taken place in Baku. We are pleased to share that several members of the SGAIN project are attending the conference, including principal investigator @yixiansun.bsky.social

Meet SGAIN! Based out of the University of Bath with an expansive team of international collaborators, the ‘Sustainability Governance of China’s Global Infrastructure Investments’ project will advance understanding on China’s global influence on international development.