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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
The colossal financial risks arising from the climate crisis are not business as usual. Yet, systemic...
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8 lobby myths about higher capital requirements for fossil banking
With the risk of a “fossil subprime crisis” being a top concern of authorities in charge...
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Beyond the illusion of Net Zero portfolios: harnessing finance to decarbonise the real economy
Among myriads of dubious industry “net-zero” claims, Finance Watch proposes concrete policy measures to make the...
Reading level: Regular
Debunking eight tales about European public debt and fiscal rules
Executive summary of the report “Fiscal Mythology Unmasked”
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Climate risks and financial stability: the snowballing cost of procrastination
After years of warnings on the tremendous macro-economic consequences of the unfolding climate crisis[1], financial supervisors...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
Reading level: Expert
No Climate Justice without Sustainable Finance
Why climate strikers should also care about finance Ahead of the global climate strike this September,...
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The fascination with the ogre – and how to loosen the stranglehold of finance
Review of our member Laurence Scialom’s latest book “La fascination de l’ogre – ou comment desserrer...
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Caritas France joins the fight to re-regulate finance
“The functioning of the financial system is not in line with the general interest” – The statement...
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