{"id":35406,"date":"2018-02-26T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-07-10T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:13:06","slug":"10406-video-how-is-china-s-overseas-energy-investment-impacting-the-global-south","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/business\/10406-video-how-is-china-s-overseas-energy-investment-impacting-the-global-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How is China\u2019s overseas energy investment impacting the Global South?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">China has emerged as a major player in overseas development in recent years with mixed results for the environment and climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s provided huge sums of&nbsp;financing through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/10086-China-upgrades-climate-aid-to-the-global-south\">South-South Climate Cooperation Fund<\/a>, a pledge of 20 billion yuan (US$3.1 billion) dedicated to helping developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts through low-carbon projects and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is focusing its development ambitions through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/blog\/8642-China-can-curb-environmental-impact-of-New-Silk-Roads-report\/en\">Belt and Road Initiative<\/a>&nbsp;(BRI) \u2013 President Xi\u2019s dream to build an interconnected infrastructure network for trade across Asia, Europe and Latin America. But there are concerns over the environmental footprint of&nbsp;BRI, which includes the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/9264-China-stokes-global-coal-growth\">financing of coal projects<\/a>&nbsp;in less developed countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the United Nations climate conference in Bonn we spoke to civil society and government representatives from Zambia, Argentina, Pakistan and the Philippines about how&nbsp;they&nbsp;view the consequences of Chinese investment, development, and climate finance for their development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipient countries discuss the impact of projects on development and climate 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