Outlook for sustainable financing in China and Asia remains robust amid need for investments to support energy transition, meet climate targets, bankers say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Ongoing financing needs created by China's energy transition, including investments in electrified transport, renewable energy and sustainable materials, will continue to support and grow the environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond markets in Asia, said Puja Shah, head of ESG debt capital markets for Asia excluding Japan at JPMorgan.
58% : China last year accounted for half of the total of US$466 billion in investments in electrified transport as well as 55 per cent of the US$495 billion in renewable-energy investments globally, according to data from research provider BloombergNEF.

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