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Internationalism in climate action and China’s role Danae Kyriakopoulou, Lucie Qian Xia and Chunping Xie Policy insight January 2022 This policy paper is intended to inform decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors. It has been reviewed by at least two internal and external referees before publication. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the host institutions or funders. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established in 2008 at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Institute brings together international expertise on economics, as well as finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to establish a world-leading centre for policy-relevant research, teaching and training in climate change and the environment. It is funded by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, which also funds the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London. www.lse.ac.uk/grantham/ Energy Foundation China is a professional grant-making charitable organisation registered in California, United States. It started working in China in 1999 and is dedicated to China’s sustainable energy development. The foundation’s China representative office is registered with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and supervised by the National Development and Reform Commission of China. Its vision is to achieve prosperity and a safe climate through sustainable energy. www.efchina.org/Front-Page-en About the authors Danae Kyriakopoulou is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Lucie Qian Xia is a China Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute. Chunping Xie is a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute. Acknowledgements The authors thank Phyllis Papadavid and Bob Ward for their helpful review comments on this paper. The authors declare financial support from the Energy Foundation China, the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and the London School of Economics and Political Science for the submitted work. Georgina Kyriacou copy-edited the report. This paper was first published in January 2022 by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. © The authors, 2022 Permissions requests should be directed to the Grantham Research Institute. Suggested citation: Kyriakopoulou D, Xia LQ, Xie C (2022) Internationalism in climate action and China’s role. London: Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science. Contents Summary 1 1. Introduction 4 2. Promoting the transition to renewable energy and clean technology 5 3. China’s role as a creditor in promoting sustainable economic development and debt sustainability 12 4. Accelerating climate action and diplomacy through re