“One Chinese green taxonomy to rule them all”, Dialogue Earth, 17 July 2025

On 14 July, China’s financial regulators released the Green Finance Taxonomy, which unifies standards for green loans and green bonds.

The document defines the economic activities or investments that qualify as environmentally sustainable, or “green”, to help investors, banks and companies find projects that align with climate and environmental goals.

The new taxonomy also expands the scope of green finance to include “green trade” and “green consumption” [...]. Green trade refers to financing for producers of goods considered green, such as electric vehicles or high-efficiency solar panels. While green consumption covers the purchase by end users of such goods, [...].

However, Dialogue Earth found that climate adaptation was underrepresented. [...].

The taxonomy will take effect on 1 October 2025. [...].