China H1 Green Bond Sales Exceed 2020: Herald

China's green bond issuance scale in the first half exceeded the total of last year, including CNY67 billion in July, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. In H1, SOEs managed by the central government accounted for about 57% of the total raised funds, while local SOEs accounted for 40%, the newspaper said. Carbon-neutral bonds launched by clean transportation and new energy industry in February are popular, the newspaper said. Other new types of green bonds have emerged since this year including sustainability-linked bonds, rural revitalization bonds, and blue bonds, the newspaper said.