The original interview with Prof. Yao Wang in Chinese can be found here. Translation by Yiwei Qi. What contribution will the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) make to tackling climate change and realizing global green and sustainable development? What impacts and opportunities will green and low-carbon development path bring to…
Editorial Note: Strengthening the BRI sustainable infrastructure connectivity requires enormous investments, in which green finance can play a decisive role. China, during its Presidency of the G20 in 2016, integrated green finance into the G20 Agenda for the first time in history and acted as the co-chair in the subsequentially…
Editorial Note: From 25 to 27 April 2019, the 2nd Belt and Road (BRI) Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing, and on 22 April, the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative published a report titled “The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Progress,…
This is an extended version of the China Daily’s article from April 26. In 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Environment together with 4 other ministries released the “Guidance on Promoting Green Belt and Road”. Realizing this ambition requires green finance – the full range of financial services that support the…