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Treasury Secretary Bessent Eliminates Climate Risk Assessment Panels

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Financial Stability Oversight Council voted to dissolve two climate risk assessment panels that integrated climate considerations into financial regulation. The panels, established to evaluate how climate change threatens financial stability through physical …

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