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''Environmental policy.''  
''UK - Bank of England.''


A measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organisation, activity or product.
(MPC).


It is normally measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) equivalent.
Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.  


Responsibility for setting UK monetary policy - to achieve monetary stability - lies with the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).


Greenhouse gases include:
*Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)
*Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>)
*Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O)
*Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
*Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
*Sulphur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>)


 
With effect from September 2016, the MPC meets eight times a year to set and announce the Official Bank Rate.
Often abbreviated to 'carbon', derived from the carbon dioxide measure.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]]
* [[Bank of England]]
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Monetary policy]]
* [[Carbon-neutral]]
* [[Official Bank Rate]]
* [[Carbon pricing]]
* [[Carbon tax]]
* [[Carbon Trust]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[Decarbonise]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Footprint]]
* [[Renewables]]
* [[Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting]]
 
[[Category:Ethics_and_corporate_governance]]

Revision as of 13:02, 7 August 2016

UK - Bank of England.

(MPC).

Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.

Responsibility for setting UK monetary policy - to achieve monetary stability - lies with the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).


With effect from September 2016, the MPC meets eight times a year to set and announce the Official Bank Rate.


See also