As the world focuses on south-south co-operation at COP30, the recommendations laid out in this report are more important than ever for a clean and just energy transition.

The full report, as well as other publications of our project, are available in full at sgain.org/publications

This report, written by SGAIN PI Dr Yixian Sun, Muhammad Faisal Sharif, Ayesha Naeem, Sarim Zia, and Ubaid ur Rehman Zia, advocates for the localization of solar manufacturing to reduce import dependence, create jobs, and improve energy security.

We will be launching the report today at #COP30 in Belém.

This report, written by Dr Yixian Sun, Muhammad Faisal Sharif, Ayesha Naeem, Sarim Zia, and Ubaid ur Rehman Zia, advocates for the localization of solar manufacturing to reduce import dependence, create jobs, and improve energy security.

If you want to connect with us or learn more about our work, please check out our website (sgain.org) and feel free to get in touch with Dr Sun.

We are looking forward to sharing several new exciting research outputs. Stay tuned for more updates on our research and work in COP30!

As part of this important conference, we will launch our first policy report with the SDPI on solar localization in Pakistan during COP30. The report will be also featured during the side-events at the Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion.

We will be co-organizing or joining several events and meetings with our network in Belem. Dr Sun will speak about China-Brazil cooperation on green trade and sustainable infrastructure, as well as China’s role in supporting clean energy transition in the Global South.

Our PI @yixiansun.bsky.social will lead the University of Bath delegation at COP30; in the context of the emphasis on new leadership this year, with Brazil aiming to bring nations in the Global South to the forefront, this is a pivotal moment for the SGAIN project to share our research

A special thank you to our team members in Pakistan for their hospitality.
We look forward to publishing more outputs shortly. Follow our page and website for further updates!

Dr Sun also attended important bilateral meetings with key government departments, think tanks, and Chinese companies and financial institutions. These dialogues helped to open new avenues for our project's research and policy engagement.

On September 18th, he attended and spoke at the High-level Conference on Green Industrialization under CPEC 2.0 on China's enabling role in supporting Pakistan's green transition. We are grateful to the Sustainable Development Policy (SDPI) for hosting this.

We are excited to build on these insights as part of SGAIN’s broader research agenda on China’s overseas energy investments, and we look forward to sharing further analysis and recommendations in the coming months.

You can read more about our fieldwork here: sgain.org/blogs

Over the course of two weeks, our team engaged with local villagers, fishers, community leaders, journalists, and project stakeholders. The research explored themes of employment, community participation, environmental impacts, compensation mechanisms, and local perceptions of Chinese EPCs.

Our project team will support the organisation of this important conference, and we look forward to welcoming our collaborators from across the globe.

At the TC/ESG conference, the @esgproject.bsky.social announced next year’s annual conference, to be hosted by the University of Bath with Dr Yixian Sun as the conference chair.

He also joined a workshop organised by E3G and the South African Institute of International Affairs to discuss the role of China in South Africa’s energy and economic transition.

We were pleased to have this opportunity to engage with many colleagues in Africa and explore new collaborations.

With cross-references to related terms in the entries, this book will be a highly valuable resource for students and practitioners engaged with the SDGs and sustainable development more broadly.

SGAIN team member Yuen Gu also contributed to an entry on climate finance with Yixian.

This book aims to provide an accessible overview of the essential terms and concepts related to the global plan to implement the Sustainable Development Goals.

It was great to gather all of our team members together in person, and we look forward to sharing more research soon!

On the 27th, the Bath Social and Development Research Group led a facilitated session, introducing Qualitiative Impact Protocol, as well as Casual Mapping, opening up conversations on how to apply new methods to SGAIN research across the globe.