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The report analyzes China's green finance landscape, noting that while significant progress was made during the 13th Five-Year Plan through top-down policy and the growth of green loans and bonds, current funding levels are insufficient. It estimates that annual investment must increase fourfold to approximately $1.4 trillion to meet 2015 climate goals. The analysis highlights a heavy reliance on public sector funding, with 51% of green finance coming from public sources, and identifies barriers for private sector participation, including high search costs and a lack of incentive structures. The report also examines the potential for 'greening' the Belt and Road Initiative, where half of energy-related investments currently go to fossil fuels, and suggests leveraging fintech and innovative risk-sharing mechanisms to expand the climate finance scale.

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  • China's annual climate finance averaged 2.1 trillion yuan (approximately $320 billion) between 2017 and 2018, but this must increase more than four times to meet the estimated annual investment need of $1.4 trillion required to achieve the climate goals and environmental protection standards set in 2015.
  • Public sector entities dominate the current green finance landscape, providing 51% of the total funding. Within this public share, nearly 95% originates from central state-owned enterprises, policy banks, and the four largest state-owned commercial banks.
  • The penetration of green assets within China's overall financial system remains low at approximately 4%, indicating substantial room for growth as capital markets mature and new tools like mobile payment-based green incentives (e.g., Ant Forest) emerge.

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APA
Choi, J., & Li, W. (2021). 中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力-3.pdf
Chicago
Choi, June, and Weiting Li. 中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力. Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力-3.pdf.
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@techreport{choi2021, author = {Choi, June and Li, Weiting}, title = {{中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/中国扩大气候金融规模的潜力-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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