Advancing China's Sustainable Blue Economy 2025
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32Overview of China’s Blue Finance Standards Practices
Policy Title Year Key Participation
OrganizationEffect/
significanceSupport for the Sustainable Blue
Economy sector
Catalog of
Green and
Low-Carbon
Transition
Industries (2024
Edition)2024 National
Development and
Reform Commission
(NDRC), Ministry
of Industry and
Information
Technology (MIIT),
Ministry of Natural
Resources (MNR),
etc.Refines the
specific
connotations and
requirements
of related
industries to
strengthen the
direction of
green industrial
developmentIncludes green ship manufacturing (excluding
shipyard construction), advanced port loading and
unloading equipment manufacturing, green ship
low-carbon upgrading, major river and sea water
environment management, ship and port pollution
prevention, marine energy development and
utilization equipment manufacturing, marine oil
and gas equipment manufacturing, marine energy
utilization facility construction and operation,
green fisheries, marine ranch construction and
operation, marine ecology, coastal area and
island ecological restoration, green ports and
waterways, investigation and regulation of sewage
outlets into rivers and seas and their standardized
construction, carbon trading, etc.
Catalog of
Supported
Projects for
Green Bonds
(2021 Edition)2021 People's Bank of
China (PBOC),
NDRC and
China Securities
Regulatory
Commission (CSRC)As provided
a stable
framework
and flexible
space for the
development of
green bonds in
China, which will
enable China's
green bonds
to focus more
on the green
and low-carbon
development
strategy.Key areas include water environment management
in major river basins and sea areas, pollution
prevention and control for ships and ports,
desalination of seawater and brackish water,
green ship manufacturing, development and
manufacturing of marine energy utilization
equipment, construction and operation of wind
power generation facilities, construction and
operation of marine energy utilization facilities,
stock enhancement and marine ranching
construction and operation, green fisheries,
comprehensive management of sea areas, coastal
zones, and islands, as well as the construction of
shore power facilities at ports
and docks.
China Green
Bond Principles2022 Green Bond
Standards
CommitteeMarks the official
establishment
of a unified
domestic and
internationally
aligned standard
for green bonds
in China, which
explicitly defines
blue bonds.The scope of recognition is based on the Green
Bond Endorsed Projects Catalogue (2021 Edition).
Blue Bond: In line with the requirements of the
China Green Bond Principles, the proceeds are
invested specially to finance projects related to
marine protection and sustainable use of marine
resources to support sustainable marine economic
activities and promote the sustainable use of
marine resources.Appendix 2
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