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China’s Global Environmental Leadership (CGEL) Database – Version 1.0

Dataset

Description

China's Global Environmental Leadership (CGEL) Database is the first and most comprehensive database that gathers granular data on cross-border environmental governance initiatives led by Chinese state and non-state actors in the 21st century. It systematically collects key information on the efforts of different Chinese actors to lead international environmental governance at the multilateral, bilateral, and transnational levels. The first version of the database (v1.0) includes 29 variables for 291 cases. For details on data collection protocols and variable definitions, users can consult the database's codebook v1.0.
Date made available12 Jun 2026
PublisherUniversity of Bath
Temporal coverage1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2024
Date of data production1 Sept 2024 - 30 Nov 2025

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