Another warning that the climate crisis is a financial crisis

Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 9 a.m.

Earlier this week, another federal government agency released a clear warning on the risks of climate change. In a massive bipartisan report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned the climate crisis could fundamentally shake the American financial system. POLITICO’s Zack Colman got its hands on the report before anyone else, and he explains how it could reshape financial regulators’ response to the climate crisis, and how other countries are already baking in climate change into their financial markets. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Zack Colman is an energy and environment reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.