China takes a key role in the realization of international sustainability goals and the global climate treaty. At the same time, Chinese banks – as indeed other development banks such as the World Bank - continue to provide loans for climate-damaging fossil projects. In particular, China’s role in this context is deeply divided.
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China: Renewable boom meets coal dust
China: The ambivalent giant
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China’s vision “New Silk Road”: the new infrastructure will lead to economic development, but at the same time it will mean new dependencies on China for those countries involved. (Graphic: My Portfolio)
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Coalmine in Inner Mongolia: The role of climate-damaging coal has been reduced in China itself, but Chinese firms continue coal development abroad. (Photo: Lu Guang)
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According to Urgewald’s coal database Global Coal Exit List, China is the country with the world’s most coal firms (164). These ensure massive expansion of coal-fired power plants abroad. (Photo: Hung Chung Chih)
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China desk/Campaigns on Multilateral Development Banks
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