The Bank of England under Mark Carney has been a leader in regulatory action regarding climate change. In June 2019 they published a report, The Future of Finance, by Huw Steenis. In addition the Bank of England provided a response to this report. Both highlight the importance for banks to take climate change seriously in their decision processes.
My good friend and colleague, Paul Malyon, has alerted me to the opportunity to hear directly from Mark Carney through his Reith Lectures. As noted on the BBC site that provides these lectures to be followed on line: “(T)he BBC each year invites a leading figure to deliver a series of lectures on radio. The aim is to advance public understanding and debate about significant issues of contemporary interest.”
The Carney lectures began on 2 December with the final episode airing on 23 December. They could be great listening over the holiday season as we all celebrate quietly due to COVID-19 restrictions.
