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Christoph NEDOPIL WANG

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Dr. Christoph NEDOPIL WANG is the Founding Director of the Green Finance & Development Center and a Visiting Professor at the Fanhai International School of Finance (FISF) at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. He is also a Professor at The University of Queensland and the lead for Asia Pacific Industry Transitions.



Christoph is a member of the Belt and Road Initiative Green Coalition (BRIGC) of the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment. He has contributed to policies and provided research/consulting amongst others for the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the Ministry of Commerce, various private and multilateral finance institutions (e.g. ADB, IFC, as well as multilateral institutions (e.g. UNDP, UNESCAP) and international governments.



Christoph holds a master of engineering from the Technical University Berlin, a master of public administration from Harvard Kennedy School, as well as a PhD in Economics. He has extensive experience in finance, sustainability, innovation, and infrastructure, having worked for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for almost 10 years and being a Director for the Sino-German Sustainable Transport Project with the German Cooperation Agency GIZ in Beijing.



He has authored books, articles and reports, including UNDP's SDG Finance Taxonomy, IFC's “Navigating through Crises” and “Corporate Governance - Handbook for Board Directors”, and multiple academic papers on capital flows, sustainability and international development.

On April 22, 2026, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council published the Opinions on Doing a Higher-Level and Higher-Quality Job in Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction. With these Opinions originating from the leading offices of the Chinese government and the…

Over the past weeks, China’s State Council, issued two far-reaching regulations: Order No. 834 promulgated the Regulations on Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Security published and effective March 31, and Order No. 835 promulgated the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Improper Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, published and…

Executive summary In March 2026, during the so called “Two Sessions”, China agreed on its 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (the draft had been circulated since October 2025) as a follow up to the 14th FYP (for a comparison of the major targets between the 14th FYP and 15th FYP, see…

>>Download here This executive summary is based on the full report, “China Green Finance Status and Trends 2025-2026” by Fang Yang, Jinze Li and Christoph Nedopil, co-published with the Griffith Asia Institute. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of China’s green finance policies, market developments, and strategic recommendations to accelerate the sector’s growth.…

Download pdf here Asia’s transition to renewable energy is accelerating, but the region still faces significant barriers to scaling clean power. State-owned utilities—the dominant off-takers in most markets—must manage rising demand, system reliability, and political expectations while integrating intermittent renewable energy. At the same time, Independent Power Producer (IPP) sponsors…

In this new report co-published with the Griffith Asia Institute, we look at major developments, trends, and issues in China’s domestic and overseas green finance. Introduction Echoing the central government’s “30/60” decarbonisation goal of reaching a carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, China attaches great importance to…