12 green financial experts take office in Guiyang

The first batch of 12 green financial experts from the Guiyang and Guian Green Finance Advisory Committee took office on July 22 in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Guiyang and the Guian New Area have established a full-fledged green financial expert think tank and have planned more than 330 green development programs in green energy, clean transportation, ecological architecture, and resource recycling. The government has issued a total of 22.4 billion ($3.36 billion) in green bonds, achieving remarkable results in both the economy and environmental conservation.

The Guiyang and Guian Green Finance Advisory Committee was established to participate in major decisions related to key policies on green finance and key industries, and to act as a consulting team for Guiyang and Guian in their efforts to build a national green financial reform and innovation pilot zone. The committee will promote low-carbon concepts for development. 

The first batch of experts selected into the committee are all seasoned professional from different walks of life, including Lan Hong, who has post-doctoral degree in economics from Renmin University of China, and Sun Tianyin, a senior researcher at the Research Center for the Green Financial Development of Tsinghua University.