Jerome Powell actually said...

society's broad response to climate change is for others to decide--in particular, elected leaders.

Chair Powell emphasizes that climate change decisions should be made by elected officials, not regulators.

05/24/2021

More Jerome Powell Quotes

It is a big risk to our independence if we were to stray into areas where we shouldn’t that really aren’t part of our mandate.

I would agree that climate is the biggest risk.

I won’t bow to political pressure when it comes to setting monetary policy.

When you significantly slow the growth of the labor force, you will slow the growth of the economy.