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Belt and Road Initiative

Driven by Steel Production, China’s Belt and Road Construction Carries a Heavy Climate Cost

Strong regulations and incentives are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese manufacturing, two new studies conclude.

By Phil McKenna

A worker walks past molten steel at a factory in Huai'an, China, on July 22, 2025. Credit: CN-STR/AFP via Getty Images
The police officer and solider are in the foreground; beyond them, water stretches out toward the project.

Trump Says He Supports American Oil and Gas. Why Is His Administration Financing a French-Owned Project in Mozambique?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The cooling towers and main unit of the Chinese–funded Sahiwal coal plant dominate the skyline above rural farmlands in Punjab, Pakistan. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

The Chinese Coal Offer Pakistan Couldn’t Afford But Didn’t Refuse

By Aman Azhar

What looks like hundreds of logs and tree branches are piled up in the village near damaged homes.

Indonesia Revokes Permit for Chinese-Built Dam Threatening Ape Species

By Nicholas Kusnetz

An Ecuadorian squirrel monkey in the trees of Yasuni National Park in Ecuador. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Countries Want Debt Relief for Conservation. Is China Ready to Play a Role?

By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin

The construction site for Chinese battery giant CATL’s plant near Debrecen, Hungary, is seen on May 5, 2024. Credit: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad Are a Boon for Climate, but Human Rights and the Environment Are a Different Story

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The cranes of a new megaport tower behind the town of Chancay, Peru. Credit: Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images

A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge

By Georgina Gustin

Tawanda Majoni, an investigative journalist and founder of Information for Development Trust, stands outside his office in Harare, Zimbabwe. Credit: Katie Surma/Inside Climate News

How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders

By Katie Surma

A fisherman observes the coal-fired Suralaya Power Station in Banten Province, Indonesia, on Oct. 31, 2023. Credit: Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing.

Story by Nicholas Kusnetz, data analysis by Peter Aldhous

A landscape in Zambia 12 weeks after a Chinese copper mine spilled toxic waste laced with heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and uranium. Credit: Katie Surma/Inside Climate News

Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts

By Katie Surma

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