The Biden administration has prioritized environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks to capital markets, particularly climate-related financial risks (discussed in our previous alert, Biden Administration ESG Activity...more
3/25/2022
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INTRODUCTION - In her keynote remarks at COP26 during the Finance Day Opening Event, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed the Financial Stability Council’s (FSOC) historic Report on Climate-related Financial Risk...more
DOE LAUNCHES CLEAN HYDROGEN INITIATIVE - On 7 June 2021, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshot Initiative, making an “all-hands-on-deck call for...more
On 20 May 2021, President Biden announced an Executive Order to help “tackle the climate emergency,” a top priority for his Administration.1 The Executive Order builds upon the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or...more
In this episode Judith Rinearson interviews Mary Baker and Daniel Cohen about the major changes in the U.S. beyond COVID-19 since the election, focusing on the establishment of the new U.S. administration and the initiatives...more
5/13/2021
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