On March 23, Prof. Wang Yao, who is Dean of the CUFE International Institute of Green Finance, director of the joint research center by CUFE and the Bank of Beijing on financing for carbon emissions peaking and carbon neutrality, and Research Fellow of the Institute of Finance and Economics, attended as an invited guest the virtual Fireside Chat of the 7th annual Sustainability Week of The Economist.She shared with Martin Adams, editor for The EconomistExecutive Education, and other participants her views regarding China’s development prospects in economy, society, and environment in the 14th Five-Year Plan period. She provided a detailed account of China’s climate ambition and the important role of green finance in building green economy and achieving carbon emissions peaking and carbon neutrality.