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Green bonds, clean energy and efficient\u00a0infrastructure offer vast potential in a market one banker describes as ’50 shades of green’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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By Ed King<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGreen is a buzzword but it is set to become everyday business.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

US investment banker Spencer Lake does not come across as a treehugger, but he\u2019s in the vanguard of a growing band of city slickers espousing the potential of the climate-friendly growth.<\/p>\n

HSBC\u2019s global head of capital financing is speaking at London\u2019s Mansion House on Thursday \u2013 a short hop from the Bank of England \u2013 at the launch of a UN-backed green finance report.<\/p>\n

He’s not alone. Under the gaze of the Lord Mayor\u2019s extravagant 17th and 18th century art collection and army of gold-gilt statues, bankers controlling millions agreed with his sentiments.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Corley, CEO of Allianz Global Investors, believes\u00a0last month\u2019s UN climate pact in Paris had sent a strong message to global investors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an absolute tipping point. Paris moved green finance from the peripheral to something that is core to capital markets around the world,\u201d she\u00a0says.<\/p>\n

Harriet Baldwin, economic secretary to HM Treasury \u2013 not known for its climate leanings \u2013 talks of the \u201creal momentum\u201d in the green finance sector and the UK\u2019s desire to play a \u201cstrategic role\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis matters to pandas and polar bears but we are doing it for our shareholders,\u201d says Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer for Aviva.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe risks like climate change are reducing the amount of insurance business we can underwrite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fund managers:<\/strong> There’s no dodging carbon risk after Paris<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clean energy finance appears in rude health, judging by new data from Bloomberg, which suggests wind, solar and other green technologies received US$329 billion investment in 2015.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a 4% rise on 2014 figures, but a\u00a0small chunk of the $90 trillion the New Climate Economy<\/a> think tank predicts will be invested in energy, land use and cities in the next 15 years.<\/p>\n

Unless these investments are climate friendly, the NCE says, \u201cit is near certain that global average warming will exceed 2C\u201d. In\u00a0Paris, governments agreed to keep temperature rise “well below” that threshold.<\/p>\n

That means backing renewables over coal, building cities with effective mass transit systems and encouraging farming that reduces carbon emissions and builds resilience against extreme weather.<\/p>\n

The International Energy Agency says $53 trillion needs to be invested in energy alone to avoid dangerous levels of global warming.<\/p>\n

According to the UN, between $5-7 trillion a year is needed to ensure the 17 newly agreed Sustainable Development Goals are implemented across the next 15 years.<\/p>\n

To emphasise the demand, the UN says developing countries are running an annual investment gap of $2.5 trillion, while major economies face a $10 trillion annual investment deficit by 2020.<\/p>\n

Report:<\/strong> China poised for a boom in green bonds<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

China is a world leader in backing renewables – $110 billion in 2015 \u2013 but Ma Jun, chief economist of the People\u2019s Bank of China warns\u00a0green investments need to hit up to $200 billion a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is a conservative estimate,\u201d he adds, speaking via video link. \u201cA recent estimate had this nearer to 4 trillion RMB [around $300 billion].”<\/p>\n

He cites choking smogs, toxic rivers and polluted farmlands as reasons why the country needs to attract more discerning investors.<\/p>\n

\u201c15% of green investments are covered by the budget but 85% must come from the private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green finance will form part of the next Five Year Plan, due in March, while the government is also drafting guidance on mandatory disclosure for companies.<\/p>\n

This is vital, says Ma, \u201cso markets can identify what is green and what is less green.\u201d<\/p>\n

Report:<\/strong> Michael Bloomberg to lead FSB climate risk task force<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Transparency, disclosure and regular reporting is a major theme for investors and central banks, says Andrew Bailey, deputy governor at the Bank of England.<\/p>\n

The Bank caused waves in 2014 when its chief Mark Carney warned of the risks posed by companies holding large amounts of fossil fuel assets in a world worried about climate change.<\/p>\n

Carney told a World Bank meeting the \u201cvast majority of reserves are unburnable\u201d if the governments were serious about limiting warming to below 2C.<\/p>\n

The risks of financial crisis from the permanent impairment of oil, gas and coal assets are \u201cvery real to us\u201d said Bailey, adding this was a \u201cnatural bridge to green finance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key to changing business and city investment models was more disclosure.<\/p>\n

The Bank is \u201cvery supportive\u201d of a panel led by Michael Bloomberg to draft voluntary reporting standards on climate and environmental risks, says Bailey.<\/p>\n

The hope is this that including water use, fossil fuel holdings and other factors under one common reporting umbrella will make it easier for investors to assess a company\u2019s risk to environmental laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are moving in a world where investment managers are demanding more information,\u201d says Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group.<\/p>\n

More information could help investors make wise choices, but it\u2019s also likely to offer companies a better sense of their long-term strategies, says Waygood.<\/p>\n

Aviva recently placed 40 coal companies on notice that it would ditch its shares in their businesses unless they could prove they were trying to slash their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a dearth of understanding globally on how these issues can affect cashflow and pensions,” he adds.<\/p>\n

Beyond oil:<\/strong> Petropower Saudi Arabia signals end of era<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Regulatory and legal risks of fossil fuel investments may encourage some investors to exclude these holdings from future portfolios, but transparency may make other proposals more attractive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat has changed is we are now looking for opportunities to \u2018include\u2019 types of investments,\u201d says Allianz\u2019s Corley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have moved from a policy of exclusion which could make it impossible for some companies to modernise and invest in lower carbon infrastructure\u2026 to \u2018inclusion\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

With oil and coal stocks in turmoil and the global economy shuddering, it’s perhaps a reflection of the growing appetite investors have for safer harbours.<\/p>\n

The spectrum for green investments is a now a “50 shades of green”, she says. This ranges from helping CO2 intensives to clean up at one end to investing in renewables at the other.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0looser interpretations of what’s good for the environment have made many sceptical of the nascent but fast-growing green bonds market.<\/p>\n

$41.8bn were issued in 2015, but some\u00a0were of questionable quality.\u00a0Climate Home revealed one\u00a0$94 million bond issue<\/a> ended up supporting a multi-storey car park in\u00a0Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

It’s a question of transparency and simplicity says HSBC’s Lake. Offering clarity on the carbon content and environmental impact of all types of investments is likely to be a huge step.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to create a new paradigm. The reality is we want to simplify this,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Speaking from Nairobi, UN Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner – whose organisation has invested heavily in research into green finance trends – says\u00a0the world is on the cusp of a new financial era.<\/p>\n

“The centre of gravity is shifting… stock markets committed to sustainability doubled in 2015,” he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the beginning of a race to the top among leading finance centres. 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