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This interactive portal showcases a diverse range of green transition case studies from CCICED’s research projects. Through detailed reports and fact sheets, the portal showcases initiatives such as greening data centres in Indonesia, protecting biodiversity with environmental DNA on Nan’ao Island, and financing low-carbon transitions in Chongqing, Guangdong, and Ningbo.

Blended Finance Supports Green Transition in Ningbo

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China View Case Study

China’s Pioneering “Biodiversity-Friendly City”

Pan'An, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China View Case Study

Circular Solutions in the Chemical Industry

Jinsu Town, Wutongqiao, Leshan, Sichuan, China View Case Study

Community-Led Conservation Across Latin America

India View Case Study

Community-Led Conservation Across Latin America

Mexico View Case Study

Community-Led Conservation Across Latin America

Peru View Case Study

Community-Led Conservation Across Latin America

Brazil View Case Study

Financing the Low-Carbon Transition in Chongqing

Chongqing, China View Case Study

From Coal to Roses

Zichuan, Zibo, Shandong, China View Case Study

Greening Mines in the Coal Triangle Region

Shizuishan, Ningxia, China View Case Study

How Price Signals Activates Power System Flexibility

Chicago, Illinois, USA View Case Study

Interactive Map Manages Flooding Risk

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China View Case Study

Monitoring Island Biodiversity using environmental DNA

Nan'Ao, Shantou, Guangdong, China View Case Study

Pioneering Green Data Centres in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia View Case Study

Protecting Endemic Birds in Wuyuan

Wuyuan, Shangrao, Jiangxi, China View Case Study

Regional Carbon Market Drives Green Tech Progress

Guangdong, China View Case Study

Suzhou Leads the Way on Energy Storage

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China View Case Study

Unlocking Green Loans with Artificial Intelligence

Chongqing, China View Case Study

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Blended Finance Supports Green Transition in Ningbo

By blending grants, sovereign loans, bank lending and local bonds, Ningbo turned a green-finance gap into a replicable model for industrial cities.

2025

China’s Pioneering “Biodiversity-Friendly City”

Pan’an County harmonizes species protection with economic growth as China’s first "biodiversity-friendly city" using a high-tech "industry brain" for Chinese medicine. Learn more.

2025

Circular Solutions in the Chemical Industry

Fuhua Tongda Chemical Co. has transformed linear production into a high-efficiency circular chain, achieving near-total phosphorus utilization through "Elemental Economics." Read the case study.

2025

Community-Led Conservation Across Latin America

Community-led business models in India, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru demonstrate how indigenous knowledge and organic certification can resolve the conflict between conservation and development. View the impact.

2025

Financing the Low-Carbon Transition in Chongqing

Chongqing has empowered heavy industries to decouple growth from carbon through its "Green Finance Connect" digital platform and innovative carbon-linked loans. Discover the strategy.

2025

From Coal to Roses

Zichuan District has transformed a resource-depleted industrial area into an integrated "energy + industry" complex by repurposing abandoned mines for solar-powered farming and pumped storage. Explore the model.

2026

Greening Mines in the Coal Triangle Region

A scarred coal-mining town in Ningxia has reinvented itself with restored land, apricot orchards and a film-set tourism boom.

2026

How Price Signals Activates Power System Flexibility

With the right price signals and fair market rules, power users become a grid’s flexible asset instead of just its demand.

2026

Interactive Map Manages Flooding Risk

After a record storm, Shenzhen mapped its flood risk and wrote China’s first local standard to keep underground spaces dry.

2026

Monitoring Island Biodiversity using environmental DNA

With the help of environmental DNA (eNDA), underwater video, and AI-powered species identification, Nan’ao is protecting its unique island biodiversity despite limited resources.

2026

Pioneering Green Data Centres in Indonesia

Built for tropical heat and a coal-heavy grid, this Indonesian data center shows how to cool smarter and run cleaner.

2025

Protecting Endemic Birds in Wuyuan

In Wuyuan, the endemic blue-crowned laughingthrush has been protected through scientific ecological restoration while boosting the local economy through bird-watching tourism. See the impact.

2026

Regional Carbon Market Drives Green Tech Progress

Guangdong’s carbon market turns compliance pressure into profit, rewarding firms that swap in low-carbon technology.

2025

Suzhou Leads the Way on Energy Storage

Suzhou has successfully met record energy demand through developing large-scale energy storage and China's largest virtual power network for electric vehicles. Explore the model.

2025

Unlocking Green Loans with Artificial Intelligence

Ant Consumer Finance has issued 130 billion yuan in green loans to over 100 million users, using artificial intelligence (AI) to incentivize low-carbon purchasing habits. View the results.