Event: First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific Green Finance in Action: The Experience of the People's Republic of China 23 November 2016 Author / Speaker David Boland Shouqing Zhu Cheng Feng Shaoyang Lyu Chaoni Huang While rapid economic development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in recent decades has come at significant cost to the environment, attention is increasingly turning to green finance, which also has developed rapidly over the last few years. Experts who are directly involved in the development of green finance initiatives in the PRC are featured in this session. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Topics Economics Environment