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October 4, 2017

China Flexes its Economic Muscles to Push Green Finance on the New Silk Road

By Deborah Lehr China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is likely to transform trading routes from Asia to Africa, the Middle East to Russia. With the world’s largest foreign reserves and a determination to build political and economic...

September 29, 2017

China’s New Carbon Market: A Spot But No Trades

By Deborah Lehr China’s ambitious plan to develop a nationwide carbon market is moving forward – but with a whimper, not a bang. The launch, now expected in late November, will cover just a small...

June 7, 2016

For China, Green Finance is a Strategic Imperative

By Deborah Lehr With last month’s high-profile signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement by 174 countries at the United Nations, the complicated process to turn these historic commitments on climate change into reality has begun. Yet away...