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Fifty Shades of Green
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Fifty Shades of Green

The world needs a new, sustainable financial system to stop runaway climate change

IMF, 2019

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Climate change is destroying assets on a staggering scale. Mark Carney, former head of the Bank of England, describes in this incisive article how the rapid pace of global warming is exerting significant stress on the world’s economies. He also explains the foundation of “a new, sustainable financial system” that will put environmental risk at the center of capital allocation decisions. Financial professionals looking for a firm grounding in this field will appreciate Carney’s succinct but informative map.

Take-Aways

  • Climate change is imposing catastrophic costs on present and future generations.
  • A new financial system will use environmental risk to value assets.
  • Decision makers need to bring sustainable finance into the mainstream.

About the Author

Mark Carney is an economist and the former governor of the Bank of England.


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