China's National Climate Policy Database (V1)

China's National Climate Policy Database (V1) collects all national-level policies addressing climate change issued by the Chinese government between 2016 and 2022. In addition to tracking the policies issued across different sectors, the database also maps policy instruments used and measures the intensity of each policy.

Keywords:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Subjects:
Climate and climate change
Political science and international studies
Social policy

Cite this dataset as:
Li, X., He, S., Gu, Y., Sun, Y., 2025. China's National Climate Policy Database (V1). Open Science Framework. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/F8YKJ.

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Creators

Xiaoran Li
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Shutong He
Central South University

Yuen Gu
University of Bath

Yixian Sun
University of Bath

Contributors

Center for Open Science
Hosting Institution

University of Bath
Rights Holder

Documentation

Data collection method:

Please see the methodology in the associated article; the supporting codebook can be found in the supplementary information section.

Funders

China Scholarship Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004543

PhD scholarships

UK Research and Innovation
https://doi.org/10.13039/100014013

Future Leaders Fellowship
MR/X035956/1

Publication details

Publication date: 11 March 2025
by: Open Science Framework

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/F8YKJ

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/1520

Related papers and books

Li, X., He, S., Gu, Y., and Sun, Y., 2025. Unpacking China’s climate policy mixes shows a disconnect between policy density and intensity in the post-Paris era. npj Climate Action, 4(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00233-6.

Contact information

Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: Yixian Sun

Departments:

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Social & Policy Sciences

Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Development Studies
Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS)
Institute for Sustainability