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Drawing on historical experience with stamp scrip during the Great Depression, Dr Shann Turnbull revisits the concept of ‘lifeboat money’ – an emergency local currency designed to keep economies functioning in times of crisis. He argues that, in digital form and linked to a sustainability index, such a currency could realign market incentives away from carbon-intensive activity while supporting human wellbeing.
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