The need for climate bonds

by | Jan 5, 2016 | General

This letter appeared in the Guardian today: The risible inadequacy of the government’s £40m “extra” spending on flood defences (Cameron’s £40m flood money criticised as ‘sticking plaster’, 4 January) means that it’s time to seriously address how to find the countless...

We bailed out the banks: now let's bail out the planet

by | Dec 1, 2015 | General

This letter appeared in the Guardian today: Your editorial rightly highlights the serious problem of finding adequate funding to allow developing countries to tackle and cope with climate change (Last chance salon in Paris: there is no planet B, 30 November). It has...

Climate QE for Paree

by | Nov 27, 2015 | General

Over the summer of this year the idea of Green Infrastructure Quantitative Easing morphed into People’s Quantitative Easing and was adopted by Jeremy Corbyn in his Labour leadership bid. Much ink was spilt as a result, and the idea found some significant support, as...

It's fine to print money so long as it's not for people

by | Oct 5, 2015 | General

This letter was published in the Guardian this morning: Memo to Lord Adonis in his new role as adviser on infrastructure projects: read Zoe Williams’ article on the use of quantitative easing for green and social investment (It’s fine to print money, so long as it’s...