HSBC boss attacks climate lobby and asks: ‘Who cares if Miami is underwater in 100 years?’
A HSBC banker in charge of responsible investing has been targeted by green activists after criticising the “apocalyptic” tone of the climate debate. Stuart Kirk, the global head of responsible investments at HSBC Asset Management, said at a City event that throughout his 25-year career in finance “there was always some nut job telling me about the end of the world”. …