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Around the world governments are intervening in the economy in ways that would have once seemed unimaginable. This blog thread explores the responses to the pandemic emerging around the world, and the policy proposals and practical approaches that might see us emerge, re-set and equipped to respond to the interlinked crises in climate, nature and inequality.
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The challenge we are currently facing is unprecedented in its scale, nature and impact. Around the world governments are intervening in the economy in ways that would have once seemed unimaginable. This blog explores the responses to the pandemic emerging around the world, and explores the policy proposals and approaches that might see us emerge, re-set and equipped to respond to the crises in climate, nature and inequality
QE can help developing countries to tackle their climate change challenges
This letter was published in the Financial Times today: Sir, It is understandable that Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, should point out that just because low carbon technology exists to tackle climate change it doesn’t mean it is affordable and accessible...
We bailed out the banks: now let's bail out the planet
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
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
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...
QE for Europe
The Guardian published this letter today: Larry Elliott is right to say that rather than crushing Greece’s economy and democracy, there should instead be a massive debt write-off and a return to sustainable economic activity in that cruelly ruined country (Condemned...
US presidential candidate backs the Green New Deal
US Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr Jill Stein has backed the Green New Deal – which she looks to have lifted wholesale from the work of this group. In an interview with Elle magazine she said: The Green New Deal is an emergency solution to two big crises. One is...