Fragile Planet - The Politics and Economics of the Low-Carbon Transition
This report is the latest in HSBC’s Fragile Planet series, and it starts with a question: Which countries have the political economy – the policy, government and institutions, economic diversity and energy resources – to give them a competitive advantage as the world progresses with a low-carbon transition?
![The political economy of the low-carbon transition – key factors](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/HSBC%20Global%20Research%202019%20-%20Fragile%20Planet%20-%20political%20economy%20low%20carbon%20-%20key%20factors.png?itok=P_-og3ej)
This question is answered through an analysis of 67 countries in the MSCI's developed, emerging and frontier market categories, covering 80% of the world’s population and 94% of GDP.
![HSBC Climate-Seven Group of Countries + top 3 EM countries.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-10/HSBC%20Global%20Research%202019%20-%20Fragile%20Planet%20-%20C7%203EM.png?itok=i9DLB3ka)
[The information and figures above were extracted from the report.]