Hamish Stewart
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About Hamish Stewart
Hamish Stewart is a Canadian working in finance in London, UK.
Where is Canada's Green Finance Roadmap?
Canada's G20 peers are realigning their financial systems to drive climate action
BC Municipalities act on climate. Why is their pension plan ignoring it?
The municipalities are talking about the financial implications of climate change but their pension fund has its head in the sand.
An American bank just became the first in continent to pull its investments from fossil fuels
A U.S. bank leads its North American peers with divestment of $4 billion USD in commercial assets, as legal scholars advise mission-driven organizations and pension funds on climate change strategy
Scotland shows what Alberta's famous "can-do" attitude could accomplish
Scotland's struggle for energy independence and a competitive advantage in clean energy should inspire "can do" Albertans to do the same.
Home is where the power is: a national climate strategy should legislate energy positive homes
The falling cost of renewable energy systems means that all new buildings in Canada could be built to zero net energy standards.
Hamish Stewart: Why is Canada Pension Plan taking risky oil bets?
Avik Dey, Director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's Natural Resources investment team is taking high-risk investment bets on the oil and gas sector.
Hamish Stewart: The Canada Pension Plan's love affair with big oil
The Canada Pension Plan fund is betting that action to prevent climate disaster will fail
Mark Carney returns to Canada with a message
Mark Carney, arguably the most powerful Canadian on the planet, is back in Canada to talk dollars and climate change.
Canadian rating agencies ignore climate risk
World’s largest credit ratings agencies act on climate risk, but not their Canadian peers.
Off-grid communities have an opportunity to develop community-owned clean energy
For remote Indigenous communities in Canada, the build out of renewable energy would help to ensure local, reliable, and affordable energy. But we need to support them.