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Who would have thought that? - Tax returns reveal that China of all countries finances Western climate activism

by Legi-Team / Dec 25, 2023

A climate-focused non-profit organization with significant activities in Beijing has transferred millions of dollars to finance climate initiatives and environmental groups in the United States, according to tax documents.

Although the financial records of the Energy Foundation indicate that the group is headquartered in San Francisco, a review by Fox News Digital revealed that the majority of its activities are carried out in China, by employees who have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). (Cf. Fox News) The recently filed tax forms show that the group, which calls itself the "Energy Foundation China," has donated $3.8 million to initiatives in the U.S. such as phasing out coal and electrifying the transportation sector.

"The Energy Foundation's ties to China are both extremely disturbing and reprehensible," Tom Pyle, the president of the Institute for Energy Research, said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "These environmental organizations, the recipients of this money, are basically sacrificing our national security and strengthening China.“

"We are the most energy-rich nation in the world in terms of coal, oil and natural gas," he continued. "And yet the Biden administration and China-fueled environmentalists are promoting a policy that increases our dependence on China, which controls all the minerals and materials needed for batteries, wind and solar energy, and restricts our oil and gas production here in the country.“

According to the financial reports of the Energy Foundation, grant revenues in 2022 decreased by 30% year-on-year to $ 56.7 million, but grants to external groups and initiatives worldwide increased to $ 52.1 million, an increase of 27% year-on-year.

Among the more than a dozen grants the group made in the U.S. last year were $900,000 for the Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado-based think tank that studies climate policy at the White House and advocates for a gradual phasing out of dependence on fossil fuels and a net-zero strategy. (See Fox News) The group also funded a 2022 study highlighting the dangers of natural gas-powered stoves, which eventually led to calls for a ban on this device.

The Energy Foundation sent an additional $ 480,000 to the International Council on Clean Transportation, based in Washington, D.C., which is campaigning for a broad introduction of electric vehicles and for measures to decarbonize the transport sector. In addition, grants totaling $ 450,000 were awarded to the University of Maryland and the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs, which are intended for projects to phase out coal-fired power generation.

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