iGDP works at the interface between China's national climate ambitions and local implementation, building the capacity of subnational governments to act. By supporting provinces in translating top-level directives into science-based, locally adapted action plans and by building the analytical tools and expert capacity to sustain that work, iGDP turns compliance into implementation.

iGDP identifies and elevates issues that fall outside the mainstream policy conversation: non-CO2 emissions, agrifood systems, just transition for coal-dependent communities, and the climate implications of trade policy. By surfacing these gaps and developing the frameworks to address them, iGDP expands China's climate agenda.

iGDP brokers connections across levels of government, between NGOs and provincial agencies, and among researchers and practitioners. These networks foster peer-learning and knowledge-sharing, while also helping grassroots insights travel upward to shape policy at scale. Complementing this, iGDP's strategic communications channels share curated policy updates alongside our in-house analysis, nurturing the informed public sphere where climate solutions scale.