Pricing "Green Waters and Lush Mountains": NPC Deputy Suggests Improving Resource and Environmental Factor Trading Market

WealthCoffee · 2026-03-13T14:17:04+00:00

China faces challenges in promoting green transition. National People's Congress deputies mentioned that the marketization trading mechanism for resource and environmental factors is still not sound, with mismatches between market construction and financial services. There is a need to further improve top-level design to promote development.

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2026-03-13 14:17:04

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Caixin: Promoting green transformation through finance is a “world exam.” How will China respond? During the 2026 National “Two Sessions,” several NPC deputies focused on this topic.

Currently, China has established the National Carbon Emission Rights Trading Market, the National Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading Market, and the China Water Rights Trading Exchange. Pilot programs for trading carbon emission rights, water rights, energy rights, and pollution discharge rights have been launched in relevant regions. In May 2025, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on Improving the Market-Based Allocation System for Resources and Environmental Factors” (hereinafter referred to as the “Opinions”), further strengthening top-level design.

Wang Jun, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and head of the People’s Bank of China Henan Branch, pointed out that the resource and environmental factor market-based trading mechanism is not yet sound, and the integration between market development and financial services still faces some constraints, mainly reflected in the “three mismatches.”

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