Carbon lock-in due to policy myopia: The influence of political elites and interest groups on Pakistan's energy governance
Sharif, M.F., and Sun, Y. Energy Research & Social Science, 140
Articles and Book Chapters
Read the most recent publications from members of our team in journals and books
Forum: The Passports They Carry: Global South Scholars and the Global Academic Mobility Divide
Yildiz, E., Cangönül, M., Sun, Y., Uribe, J., Sharani, S., Tiky, L., & Zvobgo, K. (2026) International Studies Perspectives, ekag007
The rise and characteristics of China in global environmental governance: Insights from China's global environmental leadership database
Sun,Y., and Ye, Y., 2026. Earth System Governance, 29
Dataset development in earth system governance: Learnings, stakes, and pathways for impact.
Morin, J.-F., Hollway, J., Sun, Y., Vadrot, A. B. M., Allan, J., Bernauer, T., Betsill, M. M., Brandi, C., Fast, C., Kim, R. E., Laurens, N., Lecavalier, E., McCracken, M., Mitchell, R. B., Morton, K., Orsini, A., Papin, M., Rowan, S., & Widerberg, O. E., 2026. Earth System Governance, 28, 100328
Varieties of Local Implementation for Net Zero in China: Evidence From Three Cities
Guan, T., Gou, Z., and Sun, Y. 2026. Environmental Policy and Governance
Compound path dependence in green transitions: a comparative analysis of EV policy coordination in Indonesia and Thailand
Ye, C., Xia, Y., Sun, Y., and Cashore, B., 2026. Policy Sciences
Climate governance in China: a multi-actor perspective
Ye, Y., and Sun, Y., 2026. in: Handbook of Research on Sustainability and Governance
Is goal-setting an effective strategy for global sustainability governance? Insights from the Sustainable Development Goals
Hickmann, T., Senit, C.A., and Sun, Y., 2026. Earth System Governance, 27, 100309
Global Environmental Politics amid Geopolitical Turbulence
Sun, Y., Clapp, J., Andonova, L., Dauvergne, P., Jayaram, D., Mbeva, K., Paterson, M., Wijaya, T., and Wu, F. 2026. Global Environmental Politics, 26(1)
Environmental governance in China
Sun, Y., 2026. Elgar Encyclopedia of Business and Government
China Aspires to be an Environmental Leader: How Should the Rest of the World Engage?
Harlan, T., Sun, Y., Lu, J., DiCarlo, J., Goron, C., Li, Y., Liao, J. C., Mao, K., Rodenbiker, J., Seligsohn, D., Wang, A., Weins, N., & Zhu, A. L., 2025. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Global climate governance remains resilient under Trump 2.0
Sun, Y., and Yitong, Y., 2025. Global Public Policy and Governance, 5
Assessing climate ambition through policy outputs: a comparative measure of 35 major emitters
Ye, Y., 2025. npj Climate Action, 4(75)
Steering Political Conflicts for Climate Stability: The Case of China
Sun, Y., Shen, W., Lewis, J.I, 2025. in: Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance.
Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide.
Biermann, F., Hickmann, T., Kang, Y.H., Senit, C-A., & Sun, Y. (Eds)., 2025.
Unpacking China's climate policy mixes shows a disconnect between policy density and intensity in the post-Paris era.
Li, X., He, S., Gu, Y., & Sun, Y., 2025. npj Climate Action, 4(30)