https://www.scmp.com/rss/516955/feed Jianyu Zhang is executive director of the BRI International Green Development Institute at the Belt and Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The world’s climate leaders have gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the latest UN climate conference. It takes place in the midst of warnings that if the global community does not cut emissions by 42 per cent by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035, we will not be able to avoid the catastrophic costs of climate change. The good news is that thanks to advances in China, Japan, Europe and the United States, the technology that is needed to meet these targets stands ready. All that is necessary is to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3287081/china-already-climate-finance-leader-despite-wests-finger-pointing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3287081/china-already-climate-finance-leader-despite-wests-finger-pointing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:30:08 +0000 Amid Western inaction over climate finance, China has announced a major infusion of capital for the Belt and Road Initiative and a partnership to help developing countries identify and develop green projects. Roughly US$100 billion in new financing would be added, said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the third Belt and Road Forum this week, to the flagship financial institutions of the Belt and Road Initiative: the China Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank), and the Silk... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3238517/china-steps-climate-fight-belt-and-road-green-finance-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3238517/china-steps-climate-fight-belt-and-road-green-finance-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:00:22 +0000