Energy & Environment Yellen vows to set up Treasury team to focus on climate, in victory for advocates The commitments mark a victory for lawmakers and advocates who want the Biden administration to enlist Treasury`s sweeping influence to address the dangers that climate change poses to the economy. President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens as Janet Yellen, who Biden nominated to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo By ZACHARY WARMBRODT 01/19/2021 02:16 PM EST Link Copied Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen on Tuesday pledged to create a team to focus on climate change, in a move that`s...
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