In March 2022, the Hainan Academy of Environmental Sciences and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly released this research report about how the island province that has already enjoyed highest-level air quality in China can further reduce its air pollution in the next five years. The report was written with the support of Energy Foundation China.

In 2021, Energy Foundation China supported the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Science to research on how to strengthen the enforcement of Air Quality Attainment Plans in Chinese cities. Their findings were released in this report in September 2021.

In January 2022, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science published this paper with support from Energy Foundation China, analyzing internationalism in climate action and China’s role within it.

In December 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Harbin Institute of Technology released this report presenting how Chinese cities can meet their goals for climate change, air quality, and economic growth at the same time.

With support from Energy Foundation China, China Sustainable Transportation Center released its report evaluating low carbon travel in urban neighborhoods in collaboration with the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, CityDNA, and the Green Research Center of Southern Weekly in December 2021.

In December 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, Shanxi Ecological Environment Protection Service Center released this report proposing how the coal-dependent province can use coordinated approaches to achieve air improvement and carbon mitigation goals for the next five years.

In December 2021, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning released this report discussing how China can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and maker faster transition toward low carbon development in the next five years. Support for the research came from Energy Foundation China.

In December 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning published this report analyzing the costs and benefits of typical air pollution and carbon emission control policies for the next five years, based on an assessment of 2016–2020 policies.

In December 2021, with Energy Foundation China’s support, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning released this report analyzing China’s air quality strategies for the next five years that are aligned with its climate ambitions.