China’s International Climate-Related Finance Provision and Mobilization for South-South Cooperation

The paper analyzes China's international climate finance from 2013 to 2022, finding that China voluntarily provided and mobilized $45 billion (averaging $4.5 billion annually) through bilateral public finance, multilateral public finance, export credits, and mobilized private finance. This amount represents approximately 6% of the total climate finance provided by developed countries over the same period. The research aims to provide transparent data to facilitate global climate finance conversations and support the transition of developing countries in the Global South toward net zero pathways.

• Between 2013 and 2022, China voluntarily provided and mobilized a total of $45 billion to support climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries, which averages to $4.5 billion per year.
• China's climate-related finance provision from 2013 to 2022 represents approximately 6% of the total climate finance delivered by developed countries during that same decade.
• The study identifies four primary channels through which China's climate finance flows: bilateral public finance, multilateral public finance, export credits, and mobilized private finance.
• While China is not obligated to meet the $100 billion annual goal committed to by developed countries at COP15, it is invited under the 2015 Paris Agreement to provide voluntary financial support and communicate that information.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). China’s International Climate-Related Finance Provision and Mobilization for South-South Cooperation. https://www.wri.org/research/chinas-international-climate-related-finance-provision-and-mobilization-south

Chicago

World Resources Institute. China’s International Climate-Related Finance Provision and Mobilization for South-South Cooperation. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/chinas-international-climate-related-finance-provision-and-mobilization-south.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendchinas, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{China’s International Climate-Related Finance Provision and Mobilization for South-South Cooperation}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/chinas-international-climate-related-finance-provision-and-mobilization-south}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }