Mobility and transport are crucial for economic development and personal freedom. Freight transport delivers goods within a city and across countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with trucks on roads, with trains and with ships (and to some extent by plane). People move similarly with public transport (such as high-speed trains, subways, electric buses), private transport means (such as taxis, electric vehicles, cars) and non-motorized transport (such as bikes, walking).
Investments in transport infrastructure play a decisive role in BRI countries – constituting about 30% of all BRI investments. As transport is responsible for about 15-20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and mobility is expected to rise, it is paramount to find green financing solutions for green transport technologies. In this section, we look at green finance trends in Belt and Road Initiative countries in the green mobility and green transport sector.
Highlights Renewable energy investments (solar, wind, hydro) constitute majority of Chinese overseas energy investments – increasing their share from 38% in 2019 to 57% in 2020 – amid a total decrease of BRI investments of 54% Key findings Chinese overseas investments into countries of the BRI were about US$47 billion…
Download the full report here On December 1, during the Policy Studies Release and Launching of BRI Green Development Institute Event in Beijing, the BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) released the “Green Development Guidance for BRI Projects Baseline Study Report” (formerly known as “Traffic Light System”). The Guidance provides…
The European Union Project EC-Link published the new report by IIGF Director Christoph Nedopil, Ying Cui, Andreas Kress and Marie Kleeschulte on “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) & Green Urban Finance”. In this article, we provide a short summary of the report. Download the full report here About the report…
On September 21, 2020, the aerospace giant Airbus announced concept designs for “ZEROe”, a zero-emission, hydrogen-powered airplane that would enter service by 2035. While it might be difficult to imagine traveling on a hydrogen-powered plane, hydrogen as a fuel is not new: liquid hydrogen has served as a rocket propellant…
The first six months of 2020 BRI investments show highest share of renewable energy investment, amid a 50% decline in total BRI investments Overall BRI investment trends Download the full report here New data released by the American Enterprise Institute show that most countries of the Belt and Road Initiative…
Following the publication of the study on green urban transport finance in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (you can download and read the full study here), the European Union project EC-Link published the webinar by IIGF Director Dr. Christoph Nedopil Wang. In the webinar, Christoph presents the analysis of…
The European Union-funded project EC-Link just published three new reports on green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) development: Belt and Road Initiative & Sustainable Urbanization Belt and Road Initiative & Sustainable Urban Transport Belt and Road Initiative & Industry 4.0 IIGF Director Christoph NEDOPIL WANG was the author of the BRI report on…
Sustainable transport is a key pillar of green development in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Accordingly, the European Union-funded project EC-Link just published a report on Belt and Road Initiative & Sustainable Urban Transport along two other papers on Belt and Road Initiative & Sustainable Urbanization and Belt and Road…
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 people, particularly in many countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), much hope is put on green mobility technologies and innovation. Their application depends on…
In essence, the SDGs can only be met if they are an integral part of the development paths of countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As the original 65 countries under the BRI collectively account for over 30% of global GDP, 62% of population, and 75% of known…
