HSBC Climate Research
We aim to provide the best analysis of climate change and its implications for economies, industries and sectors. There are three areas of focus - financing a 2°C world, climate policy and climate impacts.
Financing a 2°C
The main discussion in this area is around capital allocation to deliver the following
- The transition to a low-carbon world
- The building of resilience to the impacts of climate change
Climate Policy
The main element for discussion in this area is around emission reduction and how we achieve:
- The decoupling of energy use from economic growth
- The decarbonising of the energy mix
Climate Impacts
To ensure the wider climate survival it is vital that we are able to embed resilience to:
- Shifting temperature norms and water availability
- Weather extremes and sea level rise
Meet the team
Wai-Shin Chan
Head of Climate Change Centre of Excellence, Global Research
Wai-Shin joined HSBC in 2011 as the Director for Climate Change Strategy in Asia Pacific. The role involves helping HSBC's clients to prepare their portfolios for the effects of climate change, as well as internal consulting for different business functions within the bank. Before HSBC, Wai-Shin worked as a fund manager where he was centrally involved in the integration of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) issues into the investment decision-making process. He is a former Executive Director of ASrIA (Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia) and was previously the ESG equity analyst for Asia at an investment bank.
Ashim Paun
Director, Climate Change
Ashim joined HSBC in 2014 as a Director for HSBC’s Climate Change Strategy, based in London. He was previously the lead analyst on environmental catalysts for an asset manager. Earlier financial services roles include working for a corporate governance consultancy and trading merger arbitrage opportunities for a US hedge fund. Ashim started his career as a research assistant for the UK Parliament, and later worked for a conservation-focussed NGO.
Michael Ridley
Director, Credit Research
Michael is responsible for specialist research on the green bond market. Most recently he worked for the German development agency GIZ, designing a model to integrate water stress into corporate bond analysis. Prior to this he spent 9 years at Citigroup and four at Mizuho, as a corporate bond analyst specialising in energy, utilities and mining.
HSBC Climate Research
- Revitalising green bonds - Four ways to boost the growth of environmental finance
- China's ecological civilisation - Embedding green and low-carbon into development
- Paris and climate change - Implications of the global climate agreement
- Energy beyond Paris
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