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Fed, FDIC among US agencies to ditch 'distracting' US climate risk principles
17 October 2025Principles to help financial institutions manage climate-related risks have been rescinded by federal regulatory agencies including the Federal Reserve, marking the latest in a wide-ranging rollback of sustainability-related policies under the presidency of Donald Trump.
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US braced for stifling impact of Trump presidency on bank climate regulation
03 December 2024Climate-related regulation of US banks is set to stagnate "at best" and faces the prospect of anti-ESG rulemaking at federal level, according to a prominent former regulator.
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US climate finance principles published by regulators - but two Fed governors refuse to sign
25 October 2023The main banking and financial services regulators in the US have agreed principles on how to manage climate risk - but they resisted calls to promote the transition to a lower carbon economy, as the controversial document caused a rift within the Federal Reserve.
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First US central bank-led climate analysis to assess risks to real estate
18 January 2023The six largest US banks are to study the exposure of their real estate portfolios to physical risks posed by climate change, in the country's first climate scenario analysis exercise led by the Federal Reserve Board.
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US Fed planning climate scenario analysis for 2023
09 September 2022The US Federal Reserve plans to launch a pilot scenario analysis exercise next year, to assess the long-term, climate-related financial risks facing the largest US banks.