{"id":118459,"date":"2021-04-12T21:02:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=185406"},"modified":"2021-04-12T21:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:02:49","slug":"us-voters-support-strong-government-and-corporate-action-to-curb-wall-streets-climate-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/12\/us-voters-support-strong-government-and-corporate-action-to-curb-wall-streets-climate-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"US Voters Support Strong Government and Corporate Action to Curb Wall Street’s Climate Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON – Today, a new set of polling released by Data for Progress<\/a> shows that US voters overwhelmingly support the federal government taking strong action to curb the climate impact of Wall Street in order to prevent economic crises driven by the financing of fossil fuels and other risky, high-emitting sectors.<\/p>\n

The polling shows that voters want the Biden administration to apply its \u201cwhole-of-government\u201d approach \u2014 including action by the Treasury Department, the SEC, the Federal Reserve, and other financial regulators\u2014to implement climate finance reforms that prevent major US banks and other financial institutions from further exacerbating the climate crisis and its economic ramifications. <\/p>\n

Additionally, the polling shows that the vast majority US voters across demographic lines want more transparency about their bank or other financial institutions\u2019 contributions to climate change, and they believe that Wall Street firms\u2019 long-term climate pledges \u2014 such as the recent wave of \u201cnet zero by 2050\u201d commitments \u2014 are not credible without concrete action plans. <\/p>\n

Key findings from the polling include:<\/p>\n