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French president Emmanuel Macron has urged a debate on tasking the European Central Bank with an explicit role in tackling climate change. greencb.co/3UnzWA0

🇫🇷🇪🇺Macron sparks the debate on the ECB’s climate role👇

On Green Central Banking, our Uuree Batsaikhan urges the new EU Parliament to push the #ECB for more #climateaction . Mandate change might be tough, but dialogue is 🔑.
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The #digitaleuro 's key report has vanished from the EU Parliament's agenda, with no progress after 9 months. Why the delay? This is about more than policy–it's a power struggle. Our director Vicky Van Eyck and Dr Martijn van der Linden explain in euronews 👇euronews.com/business/2024/…

❌Is EU choosing austerity over sustainability?👀
New EU rules cap deficits at 3% of GDP, risking billions needed for a just transition.This could mean deep cuts to essential services and #climate action. We need investment in clean energy not #austerity !👇euractiv.com/section/econom…

📈✅The ECB has the power to shape the flow of money in the economy, but... will the support for the green transition remain on paper or be put into reality? Great article (in Spanish) on @Eldiarioes by Dani Yebra 👇

🔥🌍 #EarthDay reality: climate change is hitting the planet hard… and our wallets. The environment & economy are interlinked. No more: ‘how’s climate change affecting us?’ Let’s ask: ‘how are we affecting the climate?’

✅ More experts are voicing how high interest rates are complicating the shift from a fossil fuel-dependent towards a green economy by making green investments costlier.

🔎 Read more here 👉 ft.com/content/352b38…

'Many debts arose from projects that did not involve democratic consultations nor the free, prior & informed consent of affected communities...These debts should be seen & treated as illegitimate'

It's time to #CancelTheDebt forced upon the Global South

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