2025 saw the highest BRI engagement ever for any year, with USD 128.4 billion in construction contracts and about USD 85.2 billion in investments
Key findings The first half of 2025, or “2025 H1” saw the highest BRI engagement ever for any 6-month period, with USD 66.2 billion in construction contracts and about USD 57.1 billion in investments;China’s energy related engagement in 2025 were the highest in any period since the BRI’s inceptionreaching USD42…
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…
Download report The study “China coal exit: Opportunities for China-led financing of early phase down of coal-fired power plants in Pakistan and Vietnam” evaluates the financial impact of early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) in Asia, specifically focusing on six Chinese-sponsored plants in Pakistan and Vietnam. The research was…
>>Download pdf of issue brief Green energy transition coal phase-down Vietnam Pakistan BRI Workshop summary Issue Brief Cover Achieving global climate goals necessitates a rapid reduction of emissions from coal fired power stations through accelerated phase-down of coal fired power plants (CFPPs) and a rapid expansion of renewable energy sources.…
In a new report, Florian Wengel (Centre of Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London), Christoph Nedopil (GFDC), and Uli Volz (also Centre for Sustainable Finance) analyze the opportunities for accelerated coal phase-down and green energy expansion in Vietnam. >>Download “Sunrise and sunset – Accelerating coal phase down and green energy expansion in…
The text is based on an article published in Science on March 16, 2023 by the author. More information, including a copy of the paper, can be found online here. The reduction of environmental risks, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, is a challenge requiring global cooperation. It is…
Download here The role of scenarios for valuing early coal retirement opportunities In this issue brief, we introduce three future scenarios to better evaluate the value of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) for possible early retirement. We invite all interested friends and partners to share their thoughts & feedback on these…
This article was originally published in The World Financial Review. The green transition of energy, transport, industry, urbanisation and agriculture requires a massive acceleration of global green investments across the world to meet the Paris agreement and reverse the loss of biodiversity. Yet so far, green finance lacks harmonised definitions…