Current:Home > InvestThe carbon coin: A novel idea -FundPrime
The carbon coin: A novel idea
View
Date:2025-04-12 16:34:44
Kim Stanley Robinson's 2020 sci-fi novel The Ministry for the Future imagines a not-too-distant world where central banks worldwide come together to create a carbon coin, a monetary-policy-based solution to the climate crisis. The idea has been sparking real word debate in policy circles. What can a novel teach us about the role of central banks in addressing the climate crisis?
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood! (729)
Related
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Runner dies after receiving emergency treatment at Nashville race, organizers say
- Rihanna Reveals Why Her 2024 Met Gala Look Might Be Her Most Surprising Yet
- The Rolling Stones setlist: Here are all the songs on their Hackney Diamonds Tour
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Columbia protest faces 2 p.m. deadline; faculty members 'stand' with students: Live updates
- 2 hikers drown after falling into creek on Tennessee trail
- This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Bucks won't have Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard for Game 4 vs. Pacers
Ranking
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Eric Church speaks out on his polarizing Stagecoach 2024 set: 'It felt good'
- How Columbia University’s complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
- Zendaya breaks down her 'dream girl' dance scene in 'Challengers': 'It's hilarious'
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- 'Quite the rodeo': Milwaukee Brewers off to torrid start despite slew of injuries
- Multiple tornadoes, severe weather hit Midwest: See photos of damage, destruction
- Pair of $1 bills with same printing error could be worth thousands. How to check
Recommendation
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group
How Dance Moms' Chloé Lukasiak Really Felt Being Pitted Against Maddie Ziegler
Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, US official says
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
AIGM, Where Crypto Finally Meets Artificial Intelligent
7 Minnesotans accused in massive scheme to defraud pandemic food program to stand trial
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Slow Dance at Stagecoach Festival