London, 11th December 2020 Below is comment from Positive Money on the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey’s comments on climate …
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Positive Money tells MPs that post-Brexit financial regulation falls short on environment and accountability
Giving evidence to MPs on the Financial Services Bill Committee, Positive Money director Fran Boait said that current proposals for …
Sunak’s green finance plans come under fire from experts – Press Release
London, 16 November 2020 The government’s newly outlined approach to green finance has already come under criticism for relying too …
Rishi Sunak announces first UK green gilts – response
Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans to launch the UK’s first green government bonds (‘gilts’), following the lead of 16 other …
Positive Money pushes the government to move faster on greening the post-Covid recovery
Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee last week, Positive Money Executive Director Fran Boait told MPs that the Bank of …
Bank of England hints at climate conditions for future support
Central bank under fire from MPs on its Covid bailout scheme’s failure to protect jobs and the environment The Bank of England may attach …
Positive Money response to BoE climate disclosure: Bank must put its money where its mouth is
London, 18 June 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called for the Bank of England to act on the climate risk of its own …
Coronavirus QE must also be green: Andrew Bailey needs to stick to his word
Amid the coronavirus crisis, we risk backsliding on the progress we’ve made towards decarbonising our financial system. We must make sure …
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 …