李若愚：全力做好绿色金融大文章

Core Viewpoint - Green finance plays a leading and supportive role in promoting high-quality development and is essential for achieving China's green transition and carbon reduction goals [1][2]. Group 1: Development of Green Finance - Green finance has rapidly developed in China, effectively guiding social capital towards green low-carbon industries and promoting the green transformation of traditional industries [2]. - The People's Bank of China and other departments have issued the "Green Finance Support Project Directory (2025 Edition)" to standardize the flow of funds through unified green finance standards [2]. - Various national-level green finance reform and innovation pilot zones have been established in provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guizhou to explore innovative practices [2]. Group 2: Achievements and Global Position - China has established itself as a global leader in green finance, being the first country to create a systematic green finance policy framework in 2016 [3]. - The scale of green credit in China ranks first globally, and the issuance of green bonds has seen an average annual growth of 16.5% from 2016 to 2024 [3]. - As of June this year, the balance of green loans in both domestic and foreign currencies reached 42.39 trillion yuan, reflecting a 14.4% increase since the beginning of the year [3]. Group 3: Challenges and Future Directions - Despite achievements, challenges remain, such as an incomplete green finance standard system and low trading volume in the carbon market [3]. - There is a need to enhance the green finance standard system and actively participate in international standard-setting to increase China's influence [4]. - Financial institutions are encouraged to diversify green finance products and services, particularly in carbon finance, to support the national carbon market [4].