‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment

‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment

Investing, Climate crisis, Business, Environment, Financial sector, Banking Business | The Guardian

​Rhian-Mari Thomas, the head of the Green Finance Institute, persuaded Rachel Reeves to halve the state’s stake – because the private sector was ready to step inAt the start of this year, among the snowy Swiss slopes of the Davos business get-together, Rhian-Mari Thomas was ready to make an elevator pitch to the UK’s future chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The chief executive of the Green Finance Institute (GFI) – a government-backed body that helps create and promote pro-environment financial products in the UK – had grown increasingly concerned about Labour’s £28bn green investment pledge. Continue reading… 

Rhian-Mari Thomas, the head of the Green Finance Institute, persuaded Rachel Reeves to halve the state’s stake – because the private sector was ready to step in

At the start of this year, among the snowy Swiss slopes of the Davos business get-together, Rhian-Mari Thomas was ready to make an elevator pitch to the UK’s future chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

The chief executive of the Green Finance Institute (GFI) – a government-backed body that helps create and promote pro-environment financial products in the UK – had grown increasingly concerned about Labour’s £28bn green investment pledge.

Continue reading… 

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