CIDEG is mainly engaged in industrial development, environmental governance and institutional change in the field of policy research and academic exchange. In view of the current policy needs and the reality of the problem, through independent research activities of the topics, the project and the fund.

CDIEG set up two kinds of research projects: according to the current major policy needs or theoretical proposition, approved by the annual joint meeting, the establishment of major issues 1-2. To focus on policy issues and special topics of application research, through the center director approval, the establishment of emergency issues. So far the establishment of various research topics over more than 40.