The Facts on NRDC’s Work in China

NRDC receives no funding from the government of China and does the bidding of no government anywhere. Assertions to the contrary are false.

These are the facts:

• The NRDC is an independent, nonprofit public interest group working to protect the environment and public health. Of course we work in China. We’re there for one reason: There isn’t a single global environmental problem the world can confront unless China is part of the fix. 
• We work alongside the people and institutions of China that are searching for solutions and progress. That’s what our work there is all about. And we’re proud of the impact our team is having.
• NRDC receives no funding from the Chinese government. 
• In setting our institutional priorities—in China, as in the United States and elsewhere—we rely on our U.S.-based board of independent trustees, and no one else. 
• We combine lessons learned from NRDC’s 50-plus years of experience with local expertise as China seeks to meet its climate goals.
• Our team in China is working to help the country meet its climate commitments, including peaking carbon emissions by 2030, a goal the country is on track to achieve years ahead of schedule. 
• We also work to help China achieve its goals for protected biodiversity, nature-based solutions to climate change, sustainable fisheries, and green finance.
• This is important work. It’s core to our mission. It’s absolutely essential if we’re to leave our children a livable world.