Ellie McLaughlin
@elliemclaughlin.bsky.social
Policy & advocacy at Positive Money, prev. ShareAction. Mostly thinking about green(ing) finance, climate & the housing crisis
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It’s hard to see how you get food price inflation under control when every week brings fresh headlines of how climate impacts are leading to poor harvests…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3.6% driven by food and fuel prices
Annual increase in June follows two months of negative growth and with speculation mounting over tax rises
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It’s hard to see how you get food price inflation under control when every week brings fresh headlines of how climate impacts are leading to poor harvests…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Really excited to be at @soasuni.bsky.social kicking off a two-day workshop on central banking, climate and green transitions for UK civil society
Kicking off day 1 - monetary policy - yannis dafermos, ulrich volz and @danielagabor.bsky.social
Kicking off day 1 - monetary policy - yannis dafermos, ulrich volz and @danielagabor.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Really excited to be at @soasuni.bsky.social kicking off a two-day workshop on central banking, climate and green transitions for UK civil society
Kicking off day 1 - monetary policy - yannis dafermos, ulrich volz and @danielagabor.bsky.social
Kicking off day 1 - monetary policy - yannis dafermos, ulrich volz and @danielagabor.bsky.social
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It's good to see Swati Dhingra highlight how important strategic investments are for responding to inflation driven by supply factors like our reliance on fossil fuels in response to questions from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social on the Treasury Select Committee 👇
June 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's good to see Swati Dhingra highlight how important strategic investments are for responding to inflation driven by supply factors like our reliance on fossil fuels in response to questions from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social on the Treasury Select Committee 👇
Very interesting event in a couple of weeks for London folks hosted by @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social !
Will the dollar continue to reign supreme in the global economy? If not, what could replace it?
Our @isha_zen will be discussing this with @RadDesai, introduced by @johnmcdonnellMP.
📅 17 March
🕖 7pm-9pm
📍 Portcullis House, London
Sign up today 👇 https://bit.ly/4k5KSyq
Our @isha_zen will be discussing this with @RadDesai, introduced by @johnmcdonnellMP.
📅 17 March
🕖 7pm-9pm
📍 Portcullis House, London
Sign up today 👇 https://bit.ly/4k5KSyq
TOWARDS A NEW GLOBAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Let's come together to discuss and brainstorm ideas for creating a new global monetary system that benefits everyone!
bit.ly
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Very interesting event in a couple of weeks for London folks hosted by @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social !
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🌪️ Climate disasters are hitting insurance and housing markets.
In the first #FedLit issue, @karlsson-kris.bsky.social & Sarah Bloom Raskin explore how fragile insurers and mortgage delinquencies are tied to climate risk—and why the Fed must act. fedlit.substack.com/p/issue-1-cl...
In the first #FedLit issue, @karlsson-kris.bsky.social & Sarah Bloom Raskin explore how fragile insurers and mortgage delinquencies are tied to climate risk—and why the Fed must act. fedlit.substack.com/p/issue-1-cl...
Issue 1: Climate Disaster → Insurer Fragility → Mortgage Delinquency
“When Insurers Exit: Climate Losses, Fragile Insurers, and Mortgage Markets”
fedlit.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🌪️ Climate disasters are hitting insurance and housing markets.
In the first #FedLit issue, @karlsson-kris.bsky.social & Sarah Bloom Raskin explore how fragile insurers and mortgage delinquencies are tied to climate risk—and why the Fed must act. fedlit.substack.com/p/issue-1-cl...
In the first #FedLit issue, @karlsson-kris.bsky.social & Sarah Bloom Raskin explore how fragile insurers and mortgage delinquencies are tied to climate risk—and why the Fed must act. fedlit.substack.com/p/issue-1-cl...
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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Come and join us as a Senior Researcher. Your skills & voice are needed now more than ever in the civil society space to drive change and progressive new economics! 🌍💡
#JobAlert #Economics #CivilSociety
positivemoney.org/vacancy/seni...
#JobAlert #Economics #CivilSociety
positivemoney.org/vacancy/seni...
February 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Come and join us as a Senior Researcher. Your skills & voice are needed now more than ever in the civil society space to drive change and progressive new economics! 🌍💡
#JobAlert #Economics #CivilSociety
positivemoney.org/vacancy/seni...
#JobAlert #Economics #CivilSociety
positivemoney.org/vacancy/seni...
Barclays have just posted £8.1bn in profits for 2024 - 24% higher than 2023.
Meanwhile, the Bank of England yesterday forecast that up to £150 bn - £30 bn a year - will be transferred from the Treasury to the Bank to cover QE losses.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclay...
Meanwhile, the Bank of England yesterday forecast that up to £150 bn - £30 bn a year - will be transferred from the Treasury to the Bank to cover QE losses.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclay...
Barclays announces £1bn share buyback after 24% rise in profits
Barclays posted a 24% rise in both full-year pre-tax profits and those attributable to shareholders, as well as announcing plans for a £1bn share buyback.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Barclays have just posted £8.1bn in profits for 2024 - 24% higher than 2023.
Meanwhile, the Bank of England yesterday forecast that up to £150 bn - £30 bn a year - will be transferred from the Treasury to the Bank to cover QE losses.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclay...
Meanwhile, the Bank of England yesterday forecast that up to £150 bn - £30 bn a year - will be transferred from the Treasury to the Bank to cover QE losses.
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclay...
Wonderful news in what has been an otherwise bleak week.
Huge congrats to everyone who has been fighting for this 👏
Huge congrats to everyone who has been fighting for this 👏
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
January 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Wonderful news in what has been an otherwise bleak week.
Huge congrats to everyone who has been fighting for this 👏
Huge congrats to everyone who has been fighting for this 👏
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Breaking: Deep investigation into the secretive world of so-called sustainability-linked loans and bonds issued by the world biggest banks to the world biggest polluters.
All with the aim of greenwashing both banks and energy companies.
@apnews.com digs into it here:
apnews.com/article/shel...
All with the aim of greenwashing both banks and energy companies.
@apnews.com digs into it here:
apnews.com/article/shel...
How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans
Some of the world’s biggest polluters are reaping billions of dollars through a lax form of green finance, a new investigation by The Examination has found.
apnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Breaking: Deep investigation into the secretive world of so-called sustainability-linked loans and bonds issued by the world biggest banks to the world biggest polluters.
All with the aim of greenwashing both banks and energy companies.
@apnews.com digs into it here:
apnews.com/article/shel...
All with the aim of greenwashing both banks and energy companies.
@apnews.com digs into it here:
apnews.com/article/shel...
Timely new @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social report on the role of new forms of money and payments in creating a fairer global financial architecture.
Launch event linked below starting at 6pm this evening!
Launch event linked below starting at 6pm this evening!
📣NEW REPORT 📣
We're launching our latest report 'Beyond Dollar Dominance: New money and payment systems for a multipolar world'
The dollar-centric International Monetary and Financial System entrenches inequality - find out what we can do about it 👇
bit.ly/BeyondDollarDominance
We're launching our latest report 'Beyond Dollar Dominance: New money and payment systems for a multipolar world'
The dollar-centric International Monetary and Financial System entrenches inequality - find out what we can do about it 👇
bit.ly/BeyondDollarDominance
Beyond Dollar Dominance: New money and payment systems for a multipolar world
How building a new financial architecture for Global South countries can work to overcome the dollar-centric International Monetary and Financial System (IMFS).
bit.ly
December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Timely new @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social report on the role of new forms of money and payments in creating a fairer global financial architecture.
Launch event linked below starting at 6pm this evening!
Launch event linked below starting at 6pm this evening!
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Scary stuff by @laurielaybourn.bsky.social and @jamesgyke.bsky.social on the climate-inflation doom loop:
As climate disruption kicks off, prices go up, central bankers hike and angry voters derail democratic systems, setting the stage for more disruption.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.
theconversation.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Scary stuff by @laurielaybourn.bsky.social and @jamesgyke.bsky.social on the climate-inflation doom loop:
As climate disruption kicks off, prices go up, central bankers hike and angry voters derail democratic systems, setting the stage for more disruption.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
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My letter in the Financial Times - #TooMuchFinance, and the wrong sort of finance, supporting environmental destruction and economic exploitation
Pushing greater financial risk in the name of economic growth.
What could possibly go wrong?
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social bang on the money here in a response to the FT.
What could possibly go wrong?
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social bang on the money here in a response to the FT.
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
My letter in the Financial Times - #TooMuchFinance, and the wrong sort of finance, supporting environmental destruction and economic exploitation
The Positive Money UK team are now on bluesky! 😍
Give us a follow for hot takes on financial regulation, public money/banking & greening finance 😎
Give us a follow for hot takes on financial regulation, public money/banking & greening finance 😎
Hello, Bluesky!
For those who don't know us, Positive Money is a research and campaign organisation set up in the aftermath of the global financial crash to challenge the stranglehold banks have on our economy.
We believe the economy should serve people and the planet, not the other way round...
For those who don't know us, Positive Money is a research and campaign organisation set up in the aftermath of the global financial crash to challenge the stranglehold banks have on our economy.
We believe the economy should serve people and the planet, not the other way round...
November 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
The Positive Money UK team are now on bluesky! 😍
Give us a follow for hot takes on financial regulation, public money/banking & greening finance 😎
Give us a follow for hot takes on financial regulation, public money/banking & greening finance 😎