China Perspectives | China ESG Update: Green Bond and Carbon Markets

Jingwei Jia, Associate Director at Sustainable Fitch, discusses the latest developments in China’s rapidly evolving onshore green bond market and the impact of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on China’s national carbon market.

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:42) - Overview of Sustainable Fitch
(02:53) - Developments in China’s Green Bond Market
(07:33) - Green Bond Market Performance and the “Greenium”
(09:26) - Key Investor Concerns for Green Bonds
(12:54) - China’s Carbon Market after the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
(17:07) - Other Domestic Carbon Market Developments
(20:27) - Conclusion

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China Perspectives series is a monthly discussion on the latest credit market and economic developments from China with experts from both within and outside of Fitch Ratings.