U.S. regulators woke up and realized climate change could cause a financial crisis

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By Emily PontecorvoSep 10, 2020, 3:56 am206 pts
For the first time in U.S. history, a federal regulatory agency has put out a report recognizing climate change as a major threat to the economy. The report , which was commissioned by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and released on Wednesday, explains plainly that even if the world begins…

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