Ordos launches Inner Mongolia's first carbon allowance-backed financing deal

A major breakthrough in green finance was achieved in Ordos, a city in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as the region's first carbon quota-pledged bank acceptance bill was successfully issued, marking an important step forward in financial innovation for carbon asset utilization.

The transaction represents a new exploration of financing backed by environmental rights. In this case, Mengtai Group used 100,000 metric tons of carbon emission allowances (CEA25) as collateral to secure credit enhancement. Ordos Guorui Carbon Asset Management Co provided full technical support, including verification and valuation of the carbon quotas, ensuring the compliance and validity of the pledged assets.

Ordos Bank completed the pledge registration through the People's Bank of China's unified movable property financing registration system, establishing a structured risk mitigation framework.

The transaction effectively activated previously idle carbon assets, transforming ecological resources into financial capital. It also addressed the long-standing challenge of insufficient traditional collateral for enterprises, while broadening green financing channels and reducing financing costs to support low-carbon transformation.