Summary
The report analyzes the 2024 Chinese GSS+ bond market, noting that while cumulative issuance has exceeded $500 billion, annual growth in 2024 slowed due to a decline in financial institution activity. Green bonds remain dominant, though social and sustainable bonds saw significant growth. The report highlights a gap between domestic issuance and international CBI standards, particularly in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), and examines the potential for GSS+ financing in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Key insights
- Total CBI-defined GSS+ bond issuance in China for 2024 was 605.59 billion RMB ($84.6 billion), a 4% decrease from 2023. This decline was primarily driven by a 33% drop in issuance from financial institutions, though non-financial institution issuance surged by 136%.
- Green bonds continue to dominate the Chinese market, accounting for 80% of cumulative CBI-defined issuance (3.2 trillion RMB or $442.4 billion). In 2024, low-carbon energy (52%) and low-carbon transport (30%) were the primary use-of-proceeds (UoP) categories.
- Policy support in 2024 focused on enhancing transparency and expanding the scope of green finance, including the release of the 'Green and Low-Carbon Transition Industry Guidance Catalogue (2024 Edition)' and the 'People's Republic of China Green Sovereign Bond Framework' in February 2025.
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- 高昂, Harrison, C., 陶新皖, 谢文泓, 徐馨如, 张劭睿, 鲁政委, 钱立华, 方琦, & 徐金 (2025). 中国可持续债务市场报告 2024. Climate Bonds Initiative. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_China-State-of-the-market-briefing-2024_July-2025.pdf
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- 高昂, Caroline Harrison, 陶新皖, 谢文泓, 徐馨如, 张劭睿, 鲁政委, et al. 中国可持续债务市场报告 2024. Climate Bonds Initiative, 2025. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_China-State-of-the-market-briefing-2024_July-2025.pdf.
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- {{cite report |last1=高昂 |last2=Harrison |first2=Caroline |last3=陶新皖 |last4=谢文泓 |last5=徐馨如 |last6=张劭睿 |last7=鲁政委 |last8=钱立华 |last9=方琦 |display-authors=etal |title=中国可持续债务市场报告 2024 |publisher=Climate Bonds Initiative |date=July 2025 |url=https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_China-State-of-the-market-briefing-2024_July-2025.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{20252024, author = {高昂 and Harrison, Caroline and 陶新皖 and 谢文泓 and 徐馨如 and 张劭睿 and 鲁政委 and 钱立华 and 方琦 and 徐金}, title = {{中国可持续债务市场报告 2024}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_China-State-of-the-market-briefing-2024_July-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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