June 05, 2019 – Singapore – As part of the Innovate4Climate conference in Singapore, the GIZ China organized a workshop on “Triggering transformative change through financing climate action in China” to promote knowledge exchange which was well attended by many international experts at the conference. Workshop participants discussed topics on climate finance from opportunities and challenges to govern the process of aligning China’s economic system with Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement.

The workshop reflected on the importance of climate finance, a relatively new action field in China, bearing a lot of potentials to address a variety of climate, environmental and societal issues. The expert discussions contributed to discussions on finding innovative approaches for transforming the financial system in China and shifting investment patterns towards climate-friendly options.