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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report in September 2020 highlighting the risk that climate change poses to the stability of the U.S. financial system and the economy. The report, Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System, was a detailed study of the topic that will provide insights to the Biden Administration s team of regulators.
The CFTC report emphasized that regulators have sufficient existing legislative authority to begin addressing climate-related risks now, through better oversight, risk management and disclosures.
Major findings in the report include: 1) More consistent, reliable and comparable data is needed to make this task meaningful and manageable, 2) regulators and companies can use scenario planning and climate stress testing to reduce climate risks, and 3) an economy-wide price on carbon would allow financial markets to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions more efficiently.
Earlier this month, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters
sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden recommending various actions that the Biden Administration should take in the financial services arena. Chairman Waters and members of her staff are expected to have a strong voice in shaping the Biden Administration’s approach to financial services regulatory policy. As a result, Chairman Waters’ letter is likely to receive close attention from the President-elect’s agency review teams and influence the priorities of the individuals appointed to lead the financial regulatory agencies.
Chairman Waters’ letter sets out a wide-ranging agenda for the Biden Administration in the areas of COVID-19 relief, climate change, diversity and inclusion, affordable housing, consumer protection, investor protection, financial stability, and international development. It includes as an attachment a list of regulatory and administrative actions by the Trump Admin