FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Climate groups urge Treasury to hold Wall Street accountable for transition plans in light of investor pressure WASHINGTON D.C. – In light of the results at the 2023 shareholder season of major US Banks, environmental and consumer advocacy groups in the Stop the […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2022 Media contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Fed taps six largest US banks for pilot climate scenario analysis Today the Federal Reserve announced that Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase will be participating in a climate scenario analysis that “will help identify […]
Biden, In The News, Press Release
Banks threaten to abandon climate commitments; bank CEOs grilled in Congressional hearing
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Media contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Climate groups excoriate banks for threatening to abandon climate commitments; bank CEOs grilled in Congressional hearing Today Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and other unnamed US banks are threatening to leave the Glasgow […]
Biden, Blog post, In The News, Webinar
Toxic Money Webinar 7.28.22: Using Financial Regulation to Fight for Racial, Housing, and Climate Justice
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On this webinar, We learned about how the Community Reinvestment Act can be used as a tool to build community solutions, especially as accountability to deal with the legacy of racial and economic harm done to communities via redlining and discrimination. The CRA could fund climate reparations to communities, as well as fund workforce development. […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022 Contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Climate groups respond to news of FSOC Climate Hub Today in its regular meeting, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, announced that the Office of Financial Research has launched a new Climate Data and Analytics Hub pilot program, “a new tool to […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2022 Contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Climate groups respond to Yellen statement on FSOC and climate In Bali last Saturday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is “not really a direct tool to address climate change.” This directly contradicts earlier commitments made by […]
Biden, In The News, Press Release
Indigenous leaders and climate groups respond to West Virginia vs. EPA
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Contact: Jackie Fielder, [email protected] Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rule that limits the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses from the power sector using a specific provision of the Clean Air Act. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that existing and planned fossil fuel projects are more than the […]
Biden, Blog post, In The News
Blog: What Biden should have talked about last week with Fed Chair Powell
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What Biden should have talked about last week with Fed Chair Powell This blog is reposted and originally appeared on 350.org. by Jason Kirkpatrick With inflation and gas prices topping the agenda in the USA recently, one could be surprised by what topics were left out of the recent meeting between President Biden, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair […]