1954-2022 China's Policy Stringency on Climate Change

Our dataset offers a comprehensive overview spanning 70 years of China's policy stringency on climate change, encapsulating the period from the inaugural five-year plan in 1954 to 2022. It delineates a chronology of pivotal moments in China's endeavors to address climate change. The dataset comprises all policies with potential climate change implications promulgated by the central government, meticulously documented in the State Council Gazette annually, along with their corresponding policy stringency. The policy number assigned in the dataset (e.g., 201317437) represents the annual tally of archived policies.