A US green investment bank for all: Democratized finance for a just transition

Marois, Thomas; Güngen, Ali Rıza

Abstract

What is urgently required is strategy and action on a green and just transition for all. Democratized finance will be key. Low-carbon infrastructure needs constructing, local jobs protecting, fossil fuels need to remain in the ground, the planet needs cooling, and social equity needs action. Yet there is no hope of this type of green and just transition without financial institutions that can be democratically commanded to function in the public interest.

It is for this reason that we propose the creation of a democratized US Green Investment Bank (GIB). A democratized GIB has the potential to catalyze a transition to a socially just and environmentally sustainable future that is otherwise impossible under the short-term, high-return regime of private financiers (regardless of the extent of their financial resources).

Citation

Marois, T., & Güngen, A. R. (2019). A US green investment bank for all: Democratized finance for a just transition

• Report Type: Other
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 1, 2020
• Pages: 1-36