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Rise in climate finance likely to lower bond yields, says HSBC

A rise in debt as countries finance the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions is likely to lower interest rates and compress the yield investors can expect from bonds, according to research by HSBC.

Vague COP15 agreement is 'not a Paris moment', warns HSBC

The global biodiversity framework agreed at the COP15 conference this week failed to meet expectations among some observers that it could provide an equivalent target to 'net zero' for nature, according to a research note by HSBC.

HSBC pledges to stop financing new oil and gas

HSBC has announced it will not finance any new oil and gas fields, in a move a pressure group said sends a strong signal to other banks to follow.

Climate Asset Management raises $650m for natural capital funds

Climate Asset Management (CAM), the joint venture between HSBC and Pollination, has raised $650 million for its two natural capital funds.

COP15: What financial institutions want

Before the COP15 biodiversity conference opens this week, Thomas Cox rounds up what financial experts expect from the event

Agreement reached on $250m-300m deal to close Indonesian coal plant

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed to explore the early retirement of an Indonesian coal-fired plant, the first such agreement to be reached under the country's pioneering Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM).

COP27 showing 'no clear pathway' on progress yet

As the COP27 climate summit reaches the half-way point, there is "no clear pathway" to success and no certainty a 'cover document' for the event will be agreed, HSBC has warned.

SLBs 'helping fuel the climate crisis'

HSBC: Investors could plug the biodiversity financing gap

Investments in nature-based solutions could increase by hundreds of billions of dollars by 2030 with the right support, HSBC and South Pole tell Thomas Cox

Comment: The spectre of Stuart Kirk haunts sustainable finance

Sustainable finance needs bright new ideas. And, for that, we must encourage freedom of expression, argues Peter Cripps