Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • CBI's green bond themes to look out for in 2017

    31 January 2017

    More sovereign issuance and harmonisation of standards are two of the themes set to shape the green bond market in 2017, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • EU's carbon emissions drop 4.5% as generation shifts from coal to gas

    30 January 2017

    EU carbon emissions fell 4.5% in 2016 to 1018 million tonnes, primarily driven by a shift in power generation from carbon-intensive coal to gas.

  • Green bond market expected to exceed $120bn in 2017

    30 January 2017

    The fast-growing green bond market is predicted to exceed $120 billion in new issuances this year, but the rate of growth is unlikely to exceed that seen in 2016, according to an Environmental Finance survey.

  • Ulrik Ross leaves HSBC

    30 January 2017

    HSBC's global head of public sector and sustainable debt, Ulrik Ross, has left the bank, according to figures in the green bond market.

  • Best performing funds of 2016: Vontobel New Power A

    27 January 2017

    In a disappointing year for clean energy funds, Vontobel found a safe harbour in grid infrastructure stocks. Pascal Dudle talks to Joe Walsh.

  • Irish parliament votes to divest from fossil fuels

    27 January 2017

    Ireland took a step closer to becoming the first country to divest its sovereign wealth from the fossil fuel industry.

  • Macquarie dismisses reports it is looking to asset-strip GIB

    26 January 2017

    Macquarie Capital has hit back at reports it will sell of the assets of the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) if it is selected as buyer.

  • Investors' fiduciary duty includes 'transition to low-carbon economy'

    26 January 2017

    Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy is part of an investor's fiduciary duty, according to a new report that calls for 'more forceful' advocacy on climate change from financiers.

  • US 'to overtake Germany as third biggest solar market', despite Trump

    25 January 2017

    The US will become the third largest market for solar in 2017 overtaking Germany, according to a report by data provider Sustainalytics.

  • ERAFP selects climate change consultants following Article 173

    23 January 2017

    The French public services additional pension scheme (ERAFP) has awarded mandates to consultancy firms to advise on its portfolio's climate risk to help it respond to article 173, which compels asset owners in France to report on these risks.