One in five Chinese municipal bonds could be green labelled: report

A Greenpeace study on 2021-issued government municipal bonds in China reveals a large number of projects with green potential. But local governments face challenges and are unwilling to issue green products.

19% of projects that are covered by Chinese local governments’ municipal bonds have the potential of being categorised as ‘green’, with a bond issuance size totalling of Rmb824.2 billion ($114 billion) in 2021, according to a study from non-profit organisation Greenpeace.

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