Highlighting Hong Kong’s Focus on Green Finance and Sustainability Goals at Asia Climate Summit 2026 Opening Ceremony

At the Asia Climate Summit 2026, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, outlined the city’s climate and green finance priorities. Hong Kong aims to halve carbon emissions by 2035 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Green and sustainable debt issued in Hong Kong exceeded US$76 billion last year, while locally arranged green and sustainable bonds reached about US$38 billion. HKEX’s Core Climate had over 130 registered participants and credits from more than 60 projects as of March. HKEX is exploring cooperation with carbon exchanges in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macao, while Green Electricity Certificates are identified as a promising product in the pipeline. Hong Kong also plans for large publicly accountable entities to fully adopt ISSB standards by 2028. The HKQAA will make its ESG Disclosure platform available to the wider banking sector during the quarter, further supporting Hong Kong’s sustainability disclosure ecosystem.
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