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  • Fed, FDIC among US agencies to ditch 'distracting' US climate risk principles

    17 October 2025

    Principles to help financial institutions manage climate-related risks have been rescinded by federal regulatory agencies including the Federal Reserve, marking the latest in a wide-ranging rollback of sustainability-related policies under the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.

  • US climate finance principles published by regulators - but two Fed governors refuse to sign

    25 October 2023

    The 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.