A climate nonprofit run by former Chinese Communist Party officials funneled millions of dollars to U.S. universities and left-wing groups to promote replacing fossil fuels with green energy, tax forms reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.

The climate nonprofit, formally known as the Energy Foundation but which dubs itself "Energy Foundation China," wired grants to Harvard College, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Maryland to support research and education on building a "clean energy future" and advancing "low carbon cities." The Energy Foundation gave a total of $630,000 to the four universities in 2023.  All four of those universities promote far-left climate policies.

The Energy Foundation also funneled another $1.5 million to the following left-wing climate nonprofits: the Rocky Mountain Institute, International Council on Clean Transportation, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, and Natural Resources Defense Council. Those groups all are dedicated to promoting the phase-out of fossil fuels and mass expansion of costly green energy alternatives.

The Chinese-tied organization's involvement in the American climate movement is indicative of how China seeks to influence the United States economy and weaken the billion-dollar fossil fuel sector. China stands to benefit from a global green transition—Chinese businesses dominate solar, wind, and electric vehicle supply chains while America dominates oil and gas production.