Dec 10, 2020
China’s New Growth Pathway: From the 14th Five-Year Plan to Carbon Neutrality
In December 2020, Energy Foundation China launched this new report, which provides an overall picture of pathways to support China’s 2060 carbon neutrality pledge and its new vision for growth and development.
Dec 9, 2020
UK-China Climate and Environmenal Information Disclosure Pilot: 2019 Progress Report
In 2020, the Green Finance Committee of the Chinese Society for Finance and Banking and the City of London expanded their joint pilot of environmental information disclosure from 9 to 13 Chinese and British financial institutions, with support from Energy Foundation China.
Sep 29, 2020
Five strategies to achieve china’s 2060 carbon neutrality goal
In September 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to peak China’s carbon emissions “before 2030” and archive carbon neutrality “before 2060” in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Jul 31, 2020
How to Build a Green Enterprises Pool and Use it in Shenzhen
With support from Energy Foundation China, the Shenzhen Emissions Exchange released this research report in February 2020 to provide tailor-made policy recommendations for the city’s green growth and finance.
The report analyzed the core elements and key process of establishing a green enterprises pool, especially screening criteria and evaluation methodology of eligible green enterprises, based on existing green evaluation standards in China and abroad. Taking into consideration of green development plans and industrial characteristics in Shenzhen, the research also put forward how to define green enterprises and choose screening criteria and methodologies, before it suggested how to establish and implement a green enterprises pool for Shenzhen, a metropolis of 12 million people in South China.
Jul 31, 2020
A Green Fund Standard for China
This report was published by Shenzhen Emissions Exchange in May 2019, with support from Energy Foundation China.
After reviewing green finance standards and practices domestically and internationally, as well as fund operation in China, this research report summarized core requirements for green private equity and venture capital funds, and proposed policy recommendations on how China’s green fund standard should be with respect to standard indicators, labeling requirements, and evaluation and certification by third parties.
As part of the National Green Finance Standardization Program, this report proposed a system for standardized green fund evaluation and certification, which is conducive to guiding the sustainable growth of green funds, encouraging more responsible green investors, and thus increasing industry financing.
Apr 13, 2020
Energy Data 2019
This report was compiled by Wang Qingyi, co-founder of the China Energy Research Society, with assistance from the Innovative Green Development Program and support from Energy Foundation China.
Mar 20, 2020
Working Manual for Local Participation in the National Carbon Market
In 2019, the Center for China Carbon Market Research of Tsinghua University and SinoCarbon Innovation and Investment Co., Ltd. released this manual with support from Energy Foundation China.
Aug 4, 2019
The Economics of Designing China’s Carbon Pricing System
Supported by Energy Foundation China, Kunshan Duke University published the report in April 2019. Against the backdrop of the medium- and long-term strategy planning of China’s climate governance, the report analyzes the necessity of designing the country’s carbon pricing system from the top level, the priorities of such a system, and its economic impacts.
Apr 13, 2019
Energy Data 2018
This report was compiled by Wang Qingyi, co-founder of the China Energy Research Society, with assistance from the Innovative Green Development Program and support from Energy Foundation China.
Feb 2, 2019
Early Peaking of China’s Carbon Emissions
Since 2014, Energy Foundation China has supported a group of top Chinese think tanks such as the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commissions, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to research into the feasiblity of peaking China’s carbon emissions as early as possible and the roadmap to realize it.
