As a non-profit, federally owned enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is active in over 130 countries worldwide, implementing international cooperation projects and measures in the field of sustainable development on behalf of the German Government, as well as other national and international clients. With over 30 years of experience implementing projects in the People's Republic of China, GIZ provides policy advice on various topics and sectors relating to China’s reform process, including: environmental protection, sustainable economic development especially renewable energies and energy efficiency, sustainable urban development, sustainable transport development, vocational training, law, product safety and consumer protection.

The project "German Energy Transition Expertise for China" is financed by German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, providing German energy transition expertise and policy recommendations to China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC), the leading energy policy think tank of National Energy Administration. The international partners of the projects include German Energy Agency, Danish Energy Agency, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), etc.