First name
Evan
 Guy

Position
Senior Associate
Tagline

Evan supports clients navigating the politics, policy and regulation that shapes sustainable finance as well as broader UK, EU and multilateral climate policy. 

Evan is a Senior Associate at Global Counsel with a focus on sustainable finance and climate policy. Evan oversaw CDP’s sustainable finance policy team advising and engaging with G20 governments on policy and regulation and in multilateral negotiations. Evan has acted as a policy advisor to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), Investor Agenda, City of London Corporation and Co-Chaired the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Marrakech Partnership and Sharm El Sheik Adaptation Agenda’s finance taskforces. Previously, Evan also worked for a consultancy supporting clients to develop emissions reductions projects in the Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, USA and Canada.

At Global Counsel he chiefly supports the financial services and climate, energy and net zero practices, with a focus on the politics and policy of climate change, sustainable finance regulation, and engagement in multilateral fora.

Recent examples of his work include:

  • Advising a software company on the differences between emerging UK and EU sustainability disclosure regulations.  
  • Developing a mapping of international climate engagement opportunities for a major insurance company.
  • Working with a large technology company to develop a report and engagement strategy on technology and climate policy.