Mechanism and Implementation Pathway for Carbon Finance Empowering Carbon Neutrality
In the context of addressing global climate change and promoting high-quality economic develop-ment,carbon finance,serving as a crucial bridge connecting the economy with environmental protection,plays an essential role in achieving carbon neutrality goals.However,there are a series of difficulties and challenges in the development of carbon finance,such as the insufficient integration of carbon sinks into the carbon finance system and the imperfect carbon finance trading mechanism.It is necessary to research and design the mechanism and pathway for developing carbon finance in China.First,the implementation of carbon tax,carbon tariff,and the definition of carbon sink ownership should be considered as the top-level design to activate carbon sink trading.Second,a new financial mechanism supporting carbon neutrality should be constructed so as to form a triadic stable relationship among carbon sink investors,carbon insurance,and carbon credit.Finally,a new intelligent digital trading platform for carbon neutrality should be built to provide an efficient,transparent,and secure trading envi-ronment for the carbon finance market.