The Green Finance & Development Center and its team regularly develop reports, studies, opinions and other publications on green finance, green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), sustainable development, ESG, biodiversity finance, climate finance, green innovation finance and related topics. You can explore all our publications here.
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New study – China coal exit: Opportunities for China-led financing of early phase-down of coal-fired power plants in Pakistan and Vietnam
China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2023
Elevating ESG: Empirical Lessons on Environmental, Social and Governance Implementation of Chinese Projects in Africa
Workshop summary: Accelerating coal phase-down and green energy deployment in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan & Vietnam
New Report: Accelerating coal phase-down and green energy expansion in Vietnam – a Political Economy Analysis
Report: Green Development Guidance for BRI Projects Phase III: Study of China Overseas Investment Funds
New report: Sunrise and Sunset – opportunities for accelerated coal phase-down and green energy expansion in Pakistan
China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2023 H1
Vietnam’s Eight National Power Development Plan (PDP8)
New report published: Handbook on BRI Stakeholder Engagement for Financial Institutions
China’s two sessions of 2023: trend for green development, green finance, and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Green Finance in China (3): Trends and Recommendations for future Development
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 the Director of the Griffith Asia Institute and a Professor at Griffith University.
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.
Lawrence is Managing Partner at Climate Smart Ventures and a seasoned energy finance and ESG advisor with over 15 years experience engaging corporates, investors, philanthropies, family offices, and development agencies in advancing energy transitions, responsible supply chains and innovative finance in Asia.
Mengdi Yue is a visiting researcher at the Green Finance & Development Center and previously was a researcher at the Green BRI Center at IIGF. She holds a Master in International Relations from School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and has worked with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. She is fascinated by green energy finance in China and the Belt and Road Initiative and data analysis.