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Webinar: How to unlock the renovation wave (Video)
Adua Dalla Costa | 12 May 2022
A recording of Positive Money Europe’s latest webinar is now available. What role can the banking sector play in the Renovation Wave? How can the European Central Bank unlock affordable green loans an …
The ECB’s plan to “normalise” monetary policy is worse than unclear
Marc Beckmann | 28 April 2022
The ECB keeps repeating that it is on a path of monetary policy “normalisation”. But what is behind this phrase and why does the ECB like it so much? I argue that it currently functions to deceive and …
Climate roadmap: now what? Next steps for the ECB to support the low-carbon transition
Adua Dalla Costa | 4 April 2022
In 2021, the ECB embraced a major shift in thinking by adopting a roadmap on climate change. However, given the urgency of the environmental breakdown and the current energy costs crisis, progress rem …
New Research: “The role of central banks’ credit rating in mitigating climate and environmental risk”
Uuriintuya Batsaikhan | 23 February 2022
New research by Positive Money Europe and WWF proposes expanding the role of Eurosystem’s own internal credit assessment systems, the so-called ICASs, to integrate climate and environmental risks. We …
EU Parliament want an ever greener ECB despite inflation pressure
Alessia Del Vasto | 16 February 2022
In a vote on Tuesday 15th February, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) told the European Central Bank to step up its commitment to fight climate change beyond its action plan adopted in July 20 …