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China urban carbon offsets (CDM) datasets

Creator:: Benjamin Leffel
Description:: The three datasets provided here identify the city location of all CDM projects in China by referencing the individual Project Description Documents (via the UNFCCC) attached to each project. Through this method, all 3,764 Clean Development Mechanism projects at the city-level in China are identified out of a total of over 8,000 globally.
Keyword:: climate finance, carbon offset, China, urban, clean development mechanism, cities, and climate change
Citation to related publication:: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3vr8850s and https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.709
Discipline:: Government, Politics and Law, Social Sciences, International Studies, and Business

Creator:: Benjamin Leffel
Description:: Time series dataset of adoption by year of climate action plans by 177 U.S. cities, 2010-2019, with links to plans included. This dataset is intended for use by researchers and practitioners investigating both individual climate action plans and time series patterns of adoption at the municipal level.
Keyword:: climate change, climate action plan, municipal, and Urban Sustainability Research Group
Discipline:: Social Sciences and Government, Politics and Law

Creator:: Benjamin Leffel
Description:: Data were gathered to test three hypotheses on the impact economic growth has on environmental conditions in urban areas. The three hypotheses are: 1. Income will be associated with reductions in PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and SO2. 2. Public Administration GVA will be associated with reductions in PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and SO2. 3. Urban density will be associated with reductions in PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and SO2. More information about the research and the data can be found in: Benjamin Leffel, Nikki Tavasoli, Brantley Liddle, Kent Henderson & Sabrina Kiernan (2021) Metropolitan air pollution abatement and industrial growth: Global urban panel analysis of PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and SO2, Environmental Sociology, DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2021.1975349.
Keyword:: global cities, environment, urban, air pollution, income, Urban Sustainability Research Group, and student-friendly
Citation to related publication:: Benjamin Leffel, Nikki Tavasoli, Brantley Liddle, Kent Henderson & Sabrina Kiernan (2021) Metropolitan air pollution abatement and industrial growth: Global urban panel analysis of PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and SO2, Environmental Sociology, DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2021.1975349
Discipline:: Social Sciences