By Colleen Howe

BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Chinese firms have committed some $80 billion in clean technology investments overseas over the past year as they sought new markets to absorb a supply glut, according to a report by Australian research group Climate Energy Finance (CEF).

Many countries also deepened their cleantech cooperation with China in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to the report released on Sunday, bringing China’s total overseas direct investments in green technology to more than $180 billion since the start of 2023.

Chinese firms dominate supply chains for clean technologies such as critical minerals processing, solar panels, and batteries. Chinese foreign investment in clean energy infrastructure helps create markets for such products.

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