Could tweaking banking rules unlock a new wave of European green investment?

The EU Commission is said to be looking at changes to banking charges to boost green financing for low carbon technologies and efficiency measures, but would such a move result in fresh risks?

A decade on from the crisis that pushed the global financial system to the brink of collapse could it be time to relax some of the capital requirements that were subsequently imposed upon banks in a bid to ensure future financial stability? Could such a move be justified if the changes were designed to guard against a return to casino banking and engineer a massive boost to green infrastructure investment? These are two of the questions the EU Commission will wrestle with during the first half of 2018, as it explores plans to ease capital charges for banks in a bid to unlock billions ...