Projects Energy and Environment

PBOC reaffirms nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies and related transactions; President Xi announces pause on coal-fired projects abroad; and PCAOB adopts final rule to implement US delisting regime

GBA Wealth Management Connect launched; minister calls for consolidation of Chinese EV manufacturers; and China-Indonesia local currency settlement agreement implemented

Hong Kong has played a key role in familiarizing PRC clients with tightening ESG requirements, lawyers say, and it will continue to do so as the city further bolsters rules in this area

Hong Kong buyers make first cross-border CCER deal under new national ETS; Arbitration Law proposed revisions released to align further with international practice; and Standard Chartered application for securities venture accepted by CSRC

China's much-anticipated national carbon trading market sees carbon price rise on first day of trading; MIIT, CAC forbid sharing of cybersecurity vulnerabilities information with overseas entities; and Biden administration adds dozens more Chinese companies to export control blacklist

Beilei Hou and Zi Ling of King & Wood Mallesons look at the emerging carbon emissions trading scheme in China, and consider the outlook for market access to foreign investors

Transaction limits are specified for national carbon trading

MNCs are concerned about enforcement and the monitoring and verification requirements of the new national market

Shanghai energy exchange releases details of carbon emissions trading; first options products open to foreign investors begin trading in Shanghai, Dalian; and PBOC orders major banks and payment services institutions to clamp down on OTC crypto merchants