As mentioned in Yanhuang Finance, carbon finance refers to various financial institutional arrangements and financial transactions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including trading and investment of carbon emission rights and their derivatives, investment and financing of low-carbon project development and other related financial intermediary activities. In fact, carbon emissions are regarded as a valuable commodity, which can be bought and sold in the spot and futures markets.
At the Copenhagen meeting of the global climate conference held on February 65438, 2009, the government of China made a commitment: by 22 years, the carbon emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 4% to 45% compared with 25 years. But we seem to be caught in the trap of reducing emissions for the sake of reducing emissions. Recently, two hot topics on the Internet deserve our deep thought. First, Anping County, Hebei Province, cut off electricity in order to achieve the goal of energy saving and emission reduction. In 2 1 year, the energy-saving index of Anping County decreased by 6.6%, but only 0.9% of the tasks were completed in the first six months. Under the requirements of the municipal government, the local government plans to implement power rationing in three batches throughout the county from September 3, 20021year, with each batch of power rationing for 22 hours. This measure not only affected residents' families, but also cut off power in hospitals and traffic lights. Second, Linzhou, Henan Province stopped heating to complete the task of energy conservation and emission reduction. In the coldest season of March 9 in a year, central heating was stopped in Linzhou City, Henan Province, and it has been stopped for 6 days from 2 1 year to 1 year. Linzhou mayor's hotline replied to the public: stop heating this winter and complete the task of energy saving and emission reduction. If our emission reduction commitment is fulfilled at the expense of people's livelihood, then what is the significance of this trustworthiness?
Of course, environmental problems are closely related to people's lives, and these cold thoughts on carbon trading and carbon finance are not against taking the road of low-carbon economy. I just want to emphasize once again that the purpose of any economic development is for people's livelihood, not commitment or international pressure. Based on China's national conditions, manage our environment, adjust our development structure, and make carbon finance hot!