Transition


Banking on Ourselves


  Chris Cook   Schumacher College

        15 November 2012
Conventional Banking




                 Value

Seller                          Buyer
                 Bank

         IOU             IOU
Financing – Clearing Union
 Peer to Peer trade credit - banks as service providers not
  lenders
 Bank capital requirement is only for operating costs
 Goods and services change hands by reference to $, not
  necessarily in exchange for $ currency
 Credit risk shared by sellers and buyers collectively
 No 'interest' (money for the use of money)
 Default costs and operating costs shared
Clearing Union - Seller accepts Buyer's IOU
                 Value

     Seller                   Buyer

                  IOU
IOU is guaranteed by Clearing Union of Sellers &
              Buyers collectively
                  Value
     Seller                        Buyer

                   IOU


     Guarantee                  Guarantee

                   Pool
Seller & Buyer pay guarantee charge into Pool held
                   by Custodian
                       Value
        Seller                        Buyer

                       IOU
                 Fee           Fee



     Guarantee         Pool          Guarantee
1/ Buyer settles credit in money or 'money's worth'
                  eg energy stock
                       Value
        Seller                        Buyer

                 Fee           Fee



     Guarantee         Pool          Guarantee
2/System identifies a 'chain' of IOUs
      A<B<C<D<E<A and 'nets' them out
                               IOU
      Seller A                                       Buyer B

                         Fee             Fee


IOU                                                              IOU
                                Pool
             Guarantee                         Guarantee



Buyer E
                                                               Buyer C

                               Buyer D
             IOU                                     IOU
3/ Buyer defaults: system pays sellers and collects
             from buyer if possible

       Seller A                           Buyer
                     Default

                               Collects

              Pays                                     Default
                       Pool


                                                  Seller B
                                  Pays
Service provider sets guarantee limits, handles
          defaults & manages system
                        Value
     Seller                               Buyer

                         IOU
                 Fee               Fee



  Guarantee               Pool           Guarantee



              Service              Fee


                        Service
                        Provider
Financing – Capital Partnership
 Investment to a common purpose in people businesses
 Production and/or revenue sharing between investor and user
  of investment for as long as the investment is used
 No 'interest' (money for the use of money)
 Sharing of risk and reward – no default
Capital Partnership

               Users

   Payment                 Use




             Custodian
              Custodian


              %        %


Investors                        Managers
Capital Partnership reinvents Equity
Equity Shares - % age shares in flows of
          revenue or production




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Stock – returnable in payment for use
   value eg rentals, Kilowatt Hours
Example: “The Art of Flirting” – a film
           incorporated as an LLP




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The actors received nth’s of gross revenues




31/05/10                                17
I got 5%...and the producer the rest




31/05/10                                      18
But we needed lights, cameras, pizza, coffee




 31/05/10                                19
Capital Partners invested £ for 20% of
                the revenues....




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...if there are any




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Art of Flirting Partnership

                             Viewers
                              Viewers

                                £



                             Custodian
                              Custodian

                 %                             %


           Financial Capital
            Financial Capital              Human Capital
              (Investors)
               (Investors)              (Actors, Producer, Me)
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Capital Partnerships are not Organisations




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They do not own anything, do anything,
employ anyone, or contract with anyone...




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Associative agreements require no legislation

                                 Users
                                 Users

                         Payment


                             Custodians
                              Custodians
                             (National)
                              (National)

                  %                              %


            Financial Capital
             Financial Capital             Human Capital
              (Money, IP etc)
               (Money, IP etc)           (Developers, Operators)
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Transition




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Energy subsidies in the Middle East alone
        cost trillions of dollars




16/06/10                                27
Investment in the global transition to
renewable energy needs trillions of dollars




 16/06/10                                28
How do we make the connection?




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Energy Stock

                   User
                   User


          Energy



              Custodian
               Custodian


Energy                        Energy



  Investor
   Investor                Manager
                           Manager
Stock - returnable in payment for energy




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Mega Watts: renewables funded by
           unitising Energy Pool of production.




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Nega Watt energy savings - the cheapest
energy - funded by an Energy Loan in Units




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Energy Loans made to properties & repaid via
       utility bills out of energy saved




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Funded by investors who invest through
      buying Units in Energy Pools




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Energy Loan of £5,000
50 Units of 1 Megawatt Hour @ £100 per Unit




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5,000 Units of 10 Kilowatt Hours
             @ £1.00 per Unit...and so on




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Reduced energy bill for energy consumed




09/03/10                              38
Energy Loan repaid through buying Units
    from the Pool at the market price




09/03/10                               39
The UK 'Green Deal' – Compound interest
           and Jevon's Paradox




09/03/10                              40
Stock: saving energy is saving money




09/03/10                                   41
But how do we transition from a carbon
             economy?




09/03/10                                 42
Transition through Gas




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Carbon Levy - initially on gas - funds Energy
 Pool investment in renewable Mega Watts




 09/03/10                                 44
…and Green Deal investment in Nega Watts




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An Energy Dividend is paid in Stock




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The outcome is that those with above
     average carbon fuel use ...
….make a net transfer to those with
 below average use of carbon fuel
“If you want to keep a cow healthy, you
don’t regulate what comes out of it……”
“……you regulate what goes in….”
Energy Pools enable Carbon currency
based upon the intrinsic value of energy…
..rather than a market in value-less Units of
  CO2 emissions, imposed by governments
No dollars change hands but transactions
      are priced against the dollar
The $ may come to be fixed against a unit of
       energy – an Energy Standard
This brings us to Energy Economics
Thank You




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(3) Banking on Ourselves - Transition

  • 1.
    Transition Banking on Ourselves Chris Cook Schumacher College 15 November 2012
  • 2.
    Conventional Banking Value Seller Buyer Bank IOU IOU
  • 3.
    Financing – ClearingUnion  Peer to Peer trade credit - banks as service providers not lenders  Bank capital requirement is only for operating costs  Goods and services change hands by reference to $, not necessarily in exchange for $ currency  Credit risk shared by sellers and buyers collectively  No 'interest' (money for the use of money)  Default costs and operating costs shared
  • 4.
    Clearing Union -Seller accepts Buyer's IOU Value Seller Buyer IOU
  • 5.
    IOU is guaranteedby Clearing Union of Sellers & Buyers collectively Value Seller Buyer IOU Guarantee Guarantee Pool
  • 6.
    Seller & Buyerpay guarantee charge into Pool held by Custodian Value Seller Buyer IOU Fee Fee Guarantee Pool Guarantee
  • 7.
    1/ Buyer settlescredit in money or 'money's worth' eg energy stock Value Seller Buyer Fee Fee Guarantee Pool Guarantee
  • 8.
    2/System identifies a'chain' of IOUs A<B<C<D<E<A and 'nets' them out IOU Seller A Buyer B Fee Fee IOU IOU Pool Guarantee Guarantee Buyer E Buyer C Buyer D IOU IOU
  • 9.
    3/ Buyer defaults:system pays sellers and collects from buyer if possible Seller A Buyer Default Collects Pays Default Pool Seller B Pays
  • 10.
    Service provider setsguarantee limits, handles defaults & manages system Value Seller Buyer IOU Fee Fee Guarantee Pool Guarantee Service Fee Service Provider
  • 11.
    Financing – CapitalPartnership  Investment to a common purpose in people businesses  Production and/or revenue sharing between investor and user of investment for as long as the investment is used  No 'interest' (money for the use of money)  Sharing of risk and reward – no default
  • 12.
    Capital Partnership Users Payment Use Custodian Custodian % % Investors Managers
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Equity Shares -% age shares in flows of revenue or production 03/04/10 14
  • 15.
    Stock – returnablein payment for use value eg rentals, Kilowatt Hours
  • 16.
    Example: “The Artof Flirting” – a film incorporated as an LLP 31/05/10 16
  • 17.
    The actors receivednth’s of gross revenues 31/05/10 17
  • 18.
    I got 5%...andthe producer the rest 31/05/10 18
  • 19.
    But we neededlights, cameras, pizza, coffee 31/05/10 19
  • 20.
    Capital Partners invested£ for 20% of the revenues.... 31/05/10 20
  • 21.
    ...if there areany 31/05/10 21
  • 22.
    Art of FlirtingPartnership Viewers Viewers £ Custodian Custodian % % Financial Capital Financial Capital Human Capital (Investors) (Investors) (Actors, Producer, Me) 31/05/10 22
  • 23.
    Capital Partnerships arenot Organisations 03/04/10 23
  • 24.
    They do notown anything, do anything, employ anyone, or contract with anyone... 03/04/10 24
  • 25.
    Associative agreements requireno legislation Users Users Payment Custodians Custodians (National) (National) % % Financial Capital Financial Capital Human Capital (Money, IP etc) (Money, IP etc) (Developers, Operators) 03/04/10 25
  • 26.
  • 27.
    Energy subsidies inthe Middle East alone cost trillions of dollars 16/06/10 27
  • 28.
    Investment in theglobal transition to renewable energy needs trillions of dollars 16/06/10 28
  • 29.
    How do wemake the connection? 16/06/10 29
  • 30.
    Energy Stock User User Energy Custodian Custodian Energy Energy Investor Investor Manager Manager
  • 31.
    Stock - returnablein payment for energy 05/04/10 31
  • 32.
    Mega Watts: renewablesfunded by unitising Energy Pool of production. 05/04/10 32
  • 33.
    Nega Watt energysavings - the cheapest energy - funded by an Energy Loan in Units 09/03/10 33
  • 34.
    Energy Loans madeto properties & repaid via utility bills out of energy saved 09/03/10 34
  • 35.
    Funded by investorswho invest through buying Units in Energy Pools 09/03/10 35
  • 36.
    Energy Loan of£5,000 50 Units of 1 Megawatt Hour @ £100 per Unit 09/03/10 36
  • 37.
    5,000 Units of10 Kilowatt Hours @ £1.00 per Unit...and so on 09/03/10 37
  • 38.
    Reduced energy billfor energy consumed 09/03/10 38
  • 39.
    Energy Loan repaidthrough buying Units from the Pool at the market price 09/03/10 39
  • 40.
    The UK 'GreenDeal' – Compound interest and Jevon's Paradox 09/03/10 40
  • 41.
    Stock: saving energyis saving money 09/03/10 41
  • 42.
    But how dowe transition from a carbon economy? 09/03/10 42
  • 43.
  • 44.
    Carbon Levy -initially on gas - funds Energy Pool investment in renewable Mega Watts 09/03/10 44
  • 45.
    …and Green Dealinvestment in Nega Watts 09/03/10 45
  • 46.
    An Energy Dividendis paid in Stock 09/03/10 46
  • 47.
    The outcome isthat those with above average carbon fuel use ...
  • 48.
    ….make a nettransfer to those with below average use of carbon fuel
  • 49.
    “If you wantto keep a cow healthy, you don’t regulate what comes out of it……”
  • 50.
  • 51.
    Energy Pools enableCarbon currency based upon the intrinsic value of energy…
  • 52.
    ..rather than amarket in value-less Units of CO2 emissions, imposed by governments
  • 53.
    No dollars changehands but transactions are priced against the dollar
  • 54.
    The $ maycome to be fixed against a unit of energy – an Energy Standard
  • 55.
    This brings usto Energy Economics
  • 56.