March 4, 2021 Following a big campaign by Positive Money and partner organisations, Rishi Sunak has given the Bank of England the green …
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Sunak urged to stop bankers fuelling climate crisis in Budget
London, 24 February 2021 Rishi Sunak should use his upcoming Budget to enable the Bank of England to shift billions of pounds away from …
Cross-party report urges green recovery from Covid
London, 17 Feb 2021 Research and campaign group Positive Money welcomes a new report from MPs on the Conservative-led Environmental Audit …
Surprise for Sunak: 60,000 demand climate action on frontpage of his local paper
Rishi Sunak woke up to a big surprise this morning: a full page advert demanding he stop bankers funding the climate crisis …
Sunak must make sure BoE doesn’t water down climate ambition
London, 4 Feb 2021 Responding to comments from Andrew Bailey that suggest the Bank of England intends to ‘incentivise’ fossil fuel …
January Round-Up
January 29, 2021 We hope this blog finds you well, as 2021 continues to be a tough time for lots of people. As we draw to the end of …
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 …
Rishi Sunak’s sending mixed messages
Today’s announcements from the Bank of England and Rishi Sunak show welcome signs of close cooperation, but sadly the Chancellor is still …