Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership

As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China faces many challenges in achieving the nationally determined contributions (NDC) it has set for 2030. Within the framework of the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change, the three projects Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership, Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC Implementation, and Sino-German Cooperation on Emissions Trading Systems, Carbon Market Mechanisms, and Industry-related N2O Mitigation support China in achieving its climate policy targets of early peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060.

The Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership supports China in fulfilling the ambitious set of climate goals for 2030 and aids with the larger implementation of the Chinese NDC and climate policies set out in its 14th Five-Year Plan. Specifically, the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership supports political and expert climate dialogues, such as the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change and the Track-2 Dialogue. Based on existing experiences in Sino-German exchanges on climate policies, the capacities of Chinese partners will be strengthened for implementing climate cooperation projects in/with third countries. Through the work stream on green/climate finance, the project promotes the understanding of technical and policy capacities of relevant stakeholders in the system. Finally, the project hosts the IKI interface function in order to strengthen inter-project networking and knowledge management.

DURATION
5 years

11/2020

09/2025

Predecessor Project:

Sino-German Climate Partnership – Phase III

What we work on

Promoting Climate Dialogues

Based on a long-standing track record of bilateral cooperation, this project strives to support the well-established annual Sino-German Environment and Climate Change Working Group meeting, where government officials hold exchanges on international and domestic climate policy development and bilateral cooperation funded by IKI. The Track-2-Dialogue supports further increasing mutual understanding between both countries on key issues, informing and strengthening the official bilateral engagement, and constructive bilateral impact on the multilateral process through providing in-depth expert advice by policy teams for the domestic implementation of the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement.
Trilateral Climate Cooperation

To tackle the global climate issue, both China and Germany have agreed upon the importance of strengthening climate actions in third countries with joint efforts and strength. Towards this end, the project aims to develop adequate criteria for the selection and implementation of trilateral cooperation mechanisms and to strengthen the capacity of Chinese partners for implementing climate cooperation projects in selected partner countries. Furthermore, consultative conferences with third countries are planned to identify their needs and potential challenges.
Network and Knowledge Management

Finally, the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership also features a network and knowledge management module. Here, synergies with other IKI projects are fostered through various formats of networking events. Through the quarterly newsletters, the IKI-in-China website and other established communication channels, project implementation progress and experiences are regularly shared with political stakeholders, project partners, other donors, and implementation agencies working on climate and biodiversity topics.
Green Finance/Climate Finance

To help promote green/climate finance in China, the project focuses on strengthening the role of related policymakers, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, as well as improving the technical capacities of financial market professionals. For the former, the project will provide market research, policy analysis, and empirical studies to support exchanges among government representatives, financial actors, industry experts, and academics. For the latter, tailor-made capacity-building conferences and technical workshops targeting different stakeholders will be held in cooperation with leading think tanks and research organizations.