Financial Regulation

Powerful federal regulators like the Federal Reserve, the Department of the Treasury, and the Securities and Exchange Commission all have a role to play in ensuring the US economy and our banking system are protected from climate-related financial shocks.

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Regulating Banks

The main federal banking regulators, including the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, are finally taking important steps to understand the climate risks US banks face due to their fossil fuel financing.

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Protecting Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed three sustainable investing rules that would hold public companies and money managers accountable for how they communicate climate risks, and help people cut polluting companies from their retirement funds.

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In the News

New York Times: Investors deserve to know the climate risks their assets face

Fast Company: Do climate disclosures like the proposed SEC rule actually reduce emissions?

Help Tackle Greenwashing and Improve Corporate Performance on Climate Change

Sustainable Investing Rules Would Help You Cut Polluting Companies from Your Retirement Funds

Major US Financial Regulators Move to Protect Financial System From Climate Risk

US Banks

Big US banks are some of the biggest fossil fuel financiers in the world. If we want to avoid climate chaos, we need banks to stop funding coal, oil, and gas and invest in clean energy.

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Investors

Major investors like asset managers and pensions help people manage their retirement funds. But they are also big investors in the companies propping up the fossil fuel industry.

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Financial Regulation

Financial Regulation