{"id":4171,"date":"2018-09-18T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=4171"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:01:24","slug":"anniversary-review-of-chinas-green-finance-reform-and-innovation-pilot-zones","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/insights\/anniversary-review-of-chinas-green-finance-reform-and-innovation-pilot-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary Review of China&#8217;s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4171\" class=\"elementor elementor-4171\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29869c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29869c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e8e80\" data-id=\"01e8e80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a429990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"a429990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cur cur1\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/\">Insights<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<span>Anniversary Review of China&#039;s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-report1 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Anniversary Review of China&#039;s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon3.svg);\">English, Chinese<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon4.svg);\">SEP 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon5.svg);\">Policy Brief<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon6.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">CCNT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Subnational Climate Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Summary:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">This report marks the first anniversary of China&#039;s green finance reform and innovation pilot zones, providing a comprehensive overview of progress across five pilot provinces. It examines the policy framework, institutional mechanisms, and innovative practices developed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Xinjiang pilot zones. The report finds that while green credit has grown significantly, low-carbon considerations remain underdeveloped in pilot plans. It recommends unified certification standards for green projects, integration of environmental quality indicators into performance assessments, and stronger linkages between green finance pilots and China&#039;s low-carbon city pilot program.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Suggested citation:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">Li Ang, Li Shaoxin, Diego Montero. (2019). Anniversary Review of China&#039;s Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones. 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Global warming is steadily approaching the 1.5\u00b0C threshold, and extreme weather events are becoming increasingly \u201ccommonplace.\u201d As China kicks off its 15th Five-Year Plan, the goal of reducing carbon intensity faces the practical pressure of \u201csluggish progress in the first half of the year\u201d\u2014global climate governance has reached a complex and critical crossroads.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-768x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-9.59.30-PM-e1787128162976.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/paper.people.com.cn\/zgnyb\/pc\/content\/202606\/15\/content_30163634.html\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">iGDP Report: China\u2019s Green and Low-Carbon Transition Shows Regional Differentiation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">According to Yang Li, deputy director of the Institute for Green Innovation and Development (iGDP), who spoke with a reporter from *China Energy News*, the report aims to track the implementation outcomes of local \u201cdual carbon\u201d targets and thereby provide a research foundation and decision-making support for promoting coordinated regional development and guiding localities to advance green transitions based on their own endowments and in accordance with local conditions.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-768x319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-10.28.08-PM-e1787127947898.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/china-carbon-neutrality-tracker-2025-annual-report-green-and-low-carbon-transition-in-chinas-provincial-level-regions\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">China Carbon Neutrality Tracker 2025 Annual Report<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">This report tracks and quantitatively assesses the green and low-carbon transition of 30 Chinese provincial-level regions over the decade from 2013 to 2022 using the Subnational Low-Carbon and Green Index for China (Subnational LOGIC), which encompasses 26 indicators across four categories: carbon productivity; carbon emissions (covering energy, power, industry, buildings, transport, and agriculture); environmental conditions and land use; and policy systems and public participation. The analysis employs multiple classification frameworks\u2014economic-geographic regions, economic development stages (Pioneer, Leading, Catching-Up, and Developing Economies), national major regional strategies, and energy development positioning\u2014to identify structural divergences in transition patterns. It finds that scores improved across all provinces, with carbon productivity, energy, and power showing nationwide progress while transport, buildings, and industry remain key frontiers for deep decarbonization. The report also presents in-depth case studies of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanxi, and Hainan to examine differentiated transition pathways across economic development stages.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM-768x1082.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM-1090x1536.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-1.42.45-PM.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hqtime.huanqiu.com\/share\/article\/4RqzCDKUqyv\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">iGDP Report: China\u2019s Green and Low-Carbon Transition Accelerates Over the Past Decade, with Differentiated Provincial Pathways Taking Shape<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">On June 5, 2026, the Institute for Green Innovation and Development (iGDP) released the Zero Carbon Record annual report titled \u201cAssessment of a Decade of Progress in Green and Low-Carbon Transition Across China\u2019s Provinces,\u201d which focuses on the achievements, progress, changes, and divergent pathways of the green and low-carbon transition in various regions of China over the past decade.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-11.19.23-PM-e1787127788494-768x368.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-11.19.23-PM-e1787127788494-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-11.19.23-PM-e1787127788494-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-11.19.23-PM-e1787127788494-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-11.19.23-PM-e1787127788494.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report marks the first anniversary of China&#8217;s green finance reform and innovation pilot zones, providing a comprehensive overview of progress across five pilot provinces. It examines the policy framework, institutional mechanisms, and innovative practices developed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Xinjiang pilot zones. The report finds that while green credit has grown significantly, low-carbon considerations remain underdeveloped in pilot plans. It recommends unified certification standards for green projects, integration of environmental quality indicators into performance assessments, and stronger linkages between green finance pilots and China&#8217;s low-carbon city pilot program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"igdp_summary":"This report marks the first anniversary of China's green finance reform and innovation pilot zones, providing a comprehensive overview of progress across five pilot provinces. It examines the policy framework, institutional mechanisms, and innovative practices developed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Xinjiang pilot zones. The report finds that while green credit has grown significantly, low-carbon considerations remain underdeveloped in pilot plans. It recommends unified certification standards for green projects, integration of environmental quality indicators into performance assessments, and stronger linkages between green finance pilots and China's low-carbon city pilot program.","igdp_featured_media":4177,"igdp_download_file":1598,"igdp_external_url":"","igdp_key_info":"","igdp_related_insights":[]},"insight_type":[214],"insight_region":[46],"igdp_topic":[160,150],"class_list":["post-4171","insight","type-insight","status-publish","hentry","insight_type-policy-brief","insight_region-china-subnational","igdp_topic-ccnt","igdp_topic-subnational-climate-action"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/4171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insight"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/4171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4178,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight\/4171\/revisions\/4178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"insight_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_type?post=4171"},{"taxonomy":"insight_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight_region?post=4171"},{"taxonomy":"igdp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igdp.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/igdp_topic?post=4171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}