Chinese Firms and Climate Action
To achieve climate and decarbonisation commitments, governments must be open to green technology and investment from world-leading Chinese firms.
An estimated $5 trillion of investment is needed each year to reach the Paris Agreement climate goals, raising the question of how to fund this effort.
- Countries with current account deficits can import savings from countries with surpluses, such as China.
- Alternatively, they can endure higher interest rates and reduced domestic consumption to generate necessary savings domestically.
Countries that block Chinese foreign investment on political grounds are choosing the latter, along with inferior technology to that available anywhere else in the world.
The world must increase the speed and ambition of its green transition.
Author's summary: Chinese firms can aid climate action with investment.