Sustainable Energy and Green Finance for a Low-carbon Economy: Perspectives from the Greater Bay Area of China

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The book provides readers with essential insights into key issues in connection with planning, developing and financing sustainable energy projects in China that are relevant for practitioners, investors and developers involved in the emerging sustainable energy sector. It offers readers a deeper understanding of these contemporary issues by drawing on the lessons learned in real-world sustainable energy and green finance development activities in China, which are driven by central planning and policy implementation and complemented by investments and finances from public-private partnerships. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Green Finance Reform and Innovation for Sustainable Development of the Greater Bay Area: Towards an Ecosystem for Sustainability (Jingyan Fu, Artie W. Ng)....Pages 3-23 Climate Disclosure and Climate Risk for Asian Companies (Entela Benz-Saliasi)....Pages 25-45 Challenges and Countermeasures in the Development of China’s Green Bond Market (Jingyan Fu, Shuyu Li, Artie W. Ng)....Pages 47-63 Guangdong’s Carbon Trading System: A Review of Liquidity and Influencing Factors (Jingyan Fu, Menghao Wu, Junyan Liu)....Pages 65-93 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Transitions of Coal-Fired Power Plants in China: A Case Study in the Greater Bay Area (Hao Tan, Jingyan Fu)....Pages 97-110 Penetration of Electric Vehicles into the Greater Bay Area (Yang Andrew Wu, Songdan Nancy Guo)....Pages 111-128 Analysis of Economic Benefits of the Energy Internet and Its Facilitation of Green Development (Jingyan Fu, Shuyao Wang)....Pages 129-142 Pioneering Energy Efficiency Through Green Financing in Guangdong: Project Partnership with Multilateral Bank (Junyan Liu, Jingyan Fu)....Pages 143-167 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 Impact of Climate Risk Factors on Valuations of China A-Share Market (Entela Benz-Saliasi)....Pages 171-196 Does the “Green” Attribute Affect Green Bond Pricing? An Empirical Analysis (Jingyan Fu, Jialin Lin, Jueqian Gao)....Pages 197-208 Financing Water Treatment in Guangdong Province Based on the PPP Mode (Jingyan Fu, Saisai Guo)....Pages 209-224 Front Matter ....Pages 225-225 Current Trends of Developing Energy Efficiency Projects in the Building Sector of China (Joseph H. L. Chan, Theresa Y. M. Chan)....Pages 227-244 Elevator Energy-Efficient Projects in the Next Generation of High-Rise Green Buildings (Tai Ming Wut)....Pages 245-258 Sustainable Energy in the Greater Bay Area of China: Lessons from the Cruise Industry (Yui-yip Lau, Christelle Not)....Pages 259-270 Enhancing Sustainable Development Through Regulatory Means and Market-Oriented Incentives for Waste Management in the GBA (Jingyan Fu, Xuebing Lu)....Pages 271-285