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Bitcoin: the ESG conundrum

John Nugée and Gary Smith 26 February 2021 26 February 2021All articles, Central Banking, Climate change, Financial Regulation

The growing interest in Bitcoin – driven by yet more price records – has begun to draw attention to its energy usage and environmental cost. Both creating Bitcoin and transacting it are extraordinarily energy-intensive, and investors who prioritise ESG concerns are beginning to notice this.

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Changing times for central banks

John Nugée 7 February 2021 7 February 2021All articles, Central Banking

For much of the last 30 years, it has been a good time to be a senior central banker.  Over that period central banks have grown in stature, prominence and power, and the very top central bankers have become household names. The next ten years look like being less easy for them.

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