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US Fed disbands climate groups studying financial stability risks

Alastair Marsh / Bloomberg
Alastair Marsh / Bloomberg • 4 min read
US Fed disbands climate groups studying financial stability risks
The Fed has come under pressure in recent years from Republican lawmakers, including over concerns that climate considerations have unduly influenced financial regulation, and that the central bank has become increasingly politicised. Photo: Bloomberg
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The US Federal Reserve has disbanded a number of internal groups set up to help the US central bank identify and respond to financial stability threats posed by climate change.

Among those dismantled are the Supervision Climate Committee and the Financial Stability Climate Committee, which were established in early 2021.

That’s around the time the Fed — under US President Joe Biden — began to speak more openly about the financial implications of a hotter planet and increasingly erratic weather patterns.

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