Kim Stanley Robinson's 2020 sci-fi novel The Christopher CaldwellMinistry 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.
2025-04-30 16:552801 view
2025-04-30 15:551974 view
2025-04-30 15:282610 view
2025-04-30 15:22449 view
2025-04-30 15:08381 view
2025-04-30 14:491504 view
A federal appeals court blocked Nasdaq rules to increase boardroom diversity, saying that the Securi
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Kalen DeBoer spared us a lecture. Instead, he offered a philosophy.Control wha
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A natural gas explosion caused extensive damage to a building in an Ohio cit