雷添良:綠色和可持續金融跨機構督導小組正探討大灣區發展碳市場可行性
證監會主席雷添良在特許公認會計師公會香港分會2021年年會上致辭時表示,證監會與金管局於去年5月共同成立了綠色和可持續金融跨機構督導小組,並與政府及其他本地金融監管機構攜手合作,支持政府更全面的氣候策略,及協調金融界管理氣候和環境風險的措施。
他指,隨着內地和主要海外市場向着綠色及低碳經濟邁進,預期全球碳市場將會出現顯着增長,相信香港可以擔當通往內地門戶的戰略性角色,並融通資本支持國家實現碳中和的目標。但要充分把握這個機遇,必須放眼於香港以外的地區。證監會與港交所(00388.HK)共同領導的碳市場專責團隊,旨在評估將香港發展成爲區域碳交易中心的可行性,並研究深化粵港澳大灣區合作。
雷添良提到,督導小組將會加強與大灣區當局的合作,構建一個綠色和可持續的金融生態系統,長遠目標是將大灣區打造成一個優質生活圈,及具有國際競爭力的世界級城市羣。督導小組亦正在探討於大灣區發展碳市場的可行性,並會鼓勵更多內地企業選用香港的資本市場及金融和專業服務,投資於綠色和可持續項目及獲取產品認證,以募集資金支持大灣區的綠色企業和項目。
另外,隨着國家加快實施應對氣候變化的各項舉措,再加上內地對綠色項目的融資需求不斷上升,香港作爲內地連接世界各地的門戶,可望迎來更多發展機遇。督導小組將會提升與內地金融方面的合作,協助國家轉型至綠色和低排放的經濟體系。
他認爲,香港的資產市場規模龐大,有利於推動全球可持續和綠色金融的發展,亦讓香港有機會在亞太區及全球監管事務中擔當領導角色,從而鞏固香港作爲全球領先金融中心的地位。
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