Reshaping finance for a 1.5ºC world
19 October 2018
What the Bank of England needs to do for a green transition. Climate change is here, and it’s not just the price of beer that is going to be affected. According to the latest IPCC report, we have just … Continue reading
War on cash: worrying new data
18 October 2018
New data released last week reveals that the disappearance of cash machines is continuing at a rapid pace. A total of 1,400 closed in the six months between January and August 2018, and Positive Money … Continue reading
The Bank of England must lead on disclosure of climate risk
15 October 2018
Three years on from Governor Mark Carney’s eye-catching announcement that climate change is an enormous challenge for finance, the Bank of England is starting to take action. The Prudential Regulation … Continue reading
Campaigners hand RBS giant card to mark tenth anniversary of bailout
12 October 2018
London, UK, 12 October 2018 – Research and campaign group Positive Money have this morning delivered a ‘birthday’ card to RBS admonishing the bank for its failure to change in the decade since it was … Continue reading
A week of modern monetary events: #mmtconf18 and the Gower Initiative
9 October 2018
Autumn always brings a busy events calendar, and this year has been no exception. Last week, Positive Money attended two conventions dedicated to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), a perspective on macroec … Continue reading