Today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans to launch the UK’s first green government bonds (‘gilts’), following the lead of 16 other …
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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 …
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 …
Andrew Bailey named as next BoE governor: Positive Money response
Responding the appointment of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor, David Clarke, head of policy at Positive Money said: “We …