Yixian Sun (Dr.)

Yixian Sun is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Development at the University of Bath. He studies transnational governance, environmental politics, and sustainable development. His research seeks to explain whether and how different types of governance initiatives can help emerging economies and developing countries achieve sustainability transitions. He has also conducted research on public opinion on sustainable food consumption in multiple countries.

Yixian’s recent work focuses on the sustainability impacts of China’s development finance in the Global South, focused on the energy and mining sectors. His work appeared in major academic journals including Ecological Economics, Global Environmental Politics, Global Food Security, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, and Nature Food.

Originally from Nanjing, China, Yixian holds a M.A. and Ph.D in International Relations/Political Science from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Yixian has worked as an ENB writer since 2015 and has covered a range of multilateral processes, especially treaties on chemical managements, including Minamata Conventions, BRS Conventions, and ICCM.