Amid the coronavirus crisis, we risk backsliding on the progress we’ve made towards decarbonising our financial system. We must make sure …
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PRESS RELEASE: Positive Money response to Bank of England QE announcement
Responding to the Bank of England’s announcement today that it will buy an additional £200bn worth of government and corporate bonds through …
Press release: Bank of England considering ‘game-changing’ brown-penalising factor for fossil fuel lending
In a letter published today, outgoing Bank of England governor Mark Carney has told the Treasury Select Committee that the central bank is …
Positive Money leads call for new Bank of England governor to step up climate action
More than 100 leading experts and civil society figures have signed a letter co-ordinated by Positive Money calling for the incoming Bank of …
Treasury urged not to backslide on climate promise in Budget
London, 24 February 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called on the Chancellor to add climate responsibilities to the …
There will be no escape from fires and floods without a transformation of our economic system
As bushfires rip through Australia and a deluge floods Indonesia’s capital city, policymakers continue to place ecocidal economic growth …
Father Christmas visits the Bank of England
This morning Father Christmas helped us deliver an early Christmas present to the Bank of England to expose a dirty secret: its support for …
Response to Mark Carney’s Speech at the TCFD Summit
Last week, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney spoke at the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Summit in Tokyo. …
Extinction Rebellion Bank protest: Positive Money comment
Responding to Extinction Rebellion's protest outside the Bank of England today, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money …