HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financingBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013 2:34PMSmart global policy frameworks are necessary to reward financial markets to find the more than US$1 trillion per year that will be needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, according to HSBC Global Research. Related News |
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