On the recordJune 20, 2023
Climate change is going to be a very important issue for a long time, and it needs to be addressed principally by elected people because it has enormous distributive consequences.
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congress.govJerome Powell: “Climate change is going to be a very important issue for a long time, and it needs to be addressed principally by…”
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Powell stresses that climate change policy should be handled by elected officials, not the Fed.
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