International Monetary Fund

'Planetary Insolvency': GDP could face a 50 per cent hit unless world acts now to curb emissions, report warns

Climate change

'Planetary Insolvency': GDP could face a 50 per cent hit unless world acts now to curb emissions, report warns

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns climate impacts will become 'future national security issue' unless urgent policy measures are introduced to curb emissions and enhance resilience

clock 16 January 2025 • 5 min read
'Greenhushing': One in four businesses admit to hiding their green credentials

Marketing

'Greenhushing': One in four businesses admit to hiding their green credentials

Research commissioned by environmental charity Earthwatch reveals increasing number of UK businesses have engaged in 'greenhushing' in the past year

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
How introducing an international carbon price floor could slash emissions by 12 per cent

Incentives

How introducing an international carbon price floor could slash emissions by 12 per cent

New report from PwC models a tiered carbon pricing framework proposed by the IMF earlier this year and finds it would broadly pay for itself, while slashing carbon emissions

clock 03 November 2021 • 4 min read

Taxation

G20 finance ministers back carbon pricing as key tool to tackle climate crisis, but climate funding moves prove elusive

At G20 meeting in Venice, finance ministers conclude that climate pricing is among raft of tools that can be deployed to tackle climate change

clock 12 July 2021 • 6 min read

Investment

IMF: Equity investors face 'daunting' challenge in pricing climate risk

Sudden shifts in investor perception could threaten markets, IMF warns

clock 15 June 2020 • 4 min read

Investment

IMF says it is 'gearing up' to integrate climate risks into economic analysis

New IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says climate risk should be 'front and centre' of the financial body's work

clock 18 October 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

IMF: Global carbon tax 'single most powerful way' to tackle climate crisis

Much stronger fiscal policies are urgently needed to lower carbon emissions, according to International Monetary Fund

clock 11 October 2019 • 3 min read

Investment

Reports: IMF repeats warning of 'dark future' if climate change threat ignored

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns 'we will be toasted, roasted and grilled' unless world does more to tackle greenhouse gas emissions

clock 25 October 2017 • 1 min read
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