Core Insights - Gansu Province's Zhangye City has developed innovative financial products to leverage ecological resources, including "Water Rights Loan," "Forestry Carbon Sink Expected Income Rights + Forest Rights Pledge Loan," and "GEP Ecological Value Loan" to facilitate the realization of ecological product values [1][2][3] Group 1: Water Rights Loan - Zhangye City addresses the financing difficulties of water service companies by integrating "credit" with "water rights," enabling the transformation of water resources into financial assets [1] - The first "Water Rights Loan" of 5 million yuan was successfully issued to a water service company, alleviating funding challenges and promoting a water-saving society [1] Group 2: Forestry Carbon Sink Financing - The city has introduced a dual pledge model of "Forestry Carbon Sink Expected Income Rights + Forest Rights" to quantify the ecological value of forestry, allowing companies to secure loans against carbon sink expectations [2] - Gansu Shenhe Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. received a loan of 3 million yuan with a 250 basis points interest rate discount, demonstrating the effectiveness of the "carbon for loan" model [2] Group 3: GEP Ecological Value Loan - The "GEP Ecological Value Loan" converts the Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) into credit assets for enterprises, addressing the challenges of valuing and pledging ecological assets [2] - Zhangye City has collaborated with various institutions to establish a standardized GEP assessment mechanism, facilitating the registration of pledges and risk mitigation through credit guarantees [2][3] Group 4: Overall Impact and Future Plans - The integration of credit with ecological resources has enabled Zhangye City to solve financing issues for enterprises while promoting the regularization of green finance supporting ecological product value realization [3] - The city plans to deepen the integration of "credit ecology" to transform more ecological resources into financing for high-quality development [3]
甘肃张掖：深化“信用+生态”融合 创新信贷激活绿色经济