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China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. This makes China’s role in climate change so important. President Xi Jinping set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. How realistic is this goal? What is the impact of China’s ambitious climate goals on the investment landscape? We asked Kathlyn Collins, Head of ESG at Matthews Asia. What steps does the world’s most populous country need to take to achieve this goal and where are the investment opportunities of this transformation?
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