Topic updates

How can we fund a Green New Deal?

Graham Watson

28th November 2019

This New Economic Foundation clip looks at the prospects for a Green New Deal, starting from the premise that if we can bail out the financial sector, then why can't we save the planet?

It identifies five ways to pay for a Green New Deal: borrowing, the multiplier effects of green investment paying for themselves, increased taxes on wealth and carbon, subsidies, via the Bank of England and the commercial banks.

How can we fund a Green New Deal?

Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

Daily Email Updates

Subscribe to our daily digest and get the day’s content delivered fresh to your inbox every morning at 7am.

Signup for emails

© 2002-2025 Tutor2u Limited. Company Reg no: 04489574. VAT reg no 816865400.