The original interview with Prof. Yao Wang in Chinese can be found here. Translation by Yiwei Qi. What contribution will the Belt and Road…
This article was originally posted on the website of the top business school IMD. The Chinese New Year is off to an inauspicious start.…
Summary – from climate to biodiversity in the BRI and beyond In the midst of increasing global awareness of environmental and sustainability problems, two…
This document has been translated by Yiwei Qi from its Chinese original. Iran, located on the new Eurasian land-bridge of the Silk Road Economic…
For the Chinese version, click here. Introduction Greening urban transport is paramount to achieving global climate targets. With urban population increasing by 2.5 billion…
Natural ecosystems have declined by 47% compared to their earliest estimated state, 25% of species are already threatened with extinction, the biomass of wild…
Green finance in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that deals with climate change by mitigation or adaptation has received much attention over the…
While green bonds remain the most mature instruments, a wide range of innovative financial solutions are rapidly developing. Issuing green bonds, i.e. bonds whose…
For a Chinese version, click here. On July 26, 2019, Kenya’s National Environmental tribunal ruled that the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) license…
In essence, the SDGs can only be met if they are an integral part of the development paths of countries under the Belt and…