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US Financial Regulators Moving ‘Very Fast’ to Take on Climate Change

US Financial Regulators Moving ‘Very Fast’ to Take on Climate Change
The Federal Reserve building is seen on March 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. - Mortgage rates are finally ticking up in the United States, one year after the Federal Reserve cut its lending rate to boost the economy as the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, but that's not expected to cool the hot housing market. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Financial regulators around the world are rushing to implement models to measure the financial risk arising from climate change. Central banks including the Federal Reserve may soon begin to implement climate stress tests of banks, which may limit financing for industries such as mining, oil, and gas.

The world’s largest central banks are pondering how to promote green financing, as they seek to introduce regulatory frameworks to “mobilize” more money for green and low-carbon investments.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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