interest rates

Study: Interest rate cut for renewables and grid upgrades could save £1.9bn a year

Energy

Study: Interest rate cut for renewables and grid upgrades could save £1.9bn a year

A targeted cut in interest rates for green infrastructure projects could save households £24 per year, a new analysis suggests

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
Selective interest rates could supercharge economic growth

Investment

Selective interest rates could supercharge economic growth

A targeted reduction in base interest rates for clean energy investment would simultaneously tackle economic and climate challenges, argues NatPower UK CEO Stefano Sommadossi

clock 21 May 2024 • 5 min read
Could a new, lower 'green interest rate' accelerate the UK's path to net zero?

Investment

Could a new, lower 'green interest rate' accelerate the UK's path to net zero?

New Economic Foundation calls for lower interest rates for green investments in order to save households and businesses billions of pounds a year while supporting the net zero transition

clock 01 November 2023 • 4 min read

Investment

'Enticing proposition': HSBC and Walmart launch green finance programme to drive carbon cuts in retail supply chain

Under the programme Walmart will offer its suppliers favourable financing rates in return for progress on cutting emissions

clock 18 April 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Thames Water inks funding deal with pollution-linked interest rates

Water supplier agrees £1.4bn revolving credit facility that offers cheaper interest rates as reward for boosting ESG performance

clock 04 December 2018 • 2 min read

Investment

Dutch science giant DSM pioneers pollution-linked interest rates

Health, nutrition and materials conglomerate agrees €1bn revolving credit facility that offers cheaper interest rates in reward for climate action

clock 31 May 2018 • 2 min read