Memo: Voters Support Climate Financial Reforms
By Danielle Deiseroth Senior Climate Data Analyst, Data for Progress
Key Findings
A majority of voters (60 percent) agree the federal government should enforce more financial safeguards on big banks and insurers to prevent a future financial and economic crisis driven by climate change
A majority of voters (62 percent) agree the government should enact mandatory climate risk disclosure rules
By a 35-percentage-point margin, voters prefer for the federal government to enforce climate risk disclosure rules rather than let Wall Street “self-regulate” their climate risk disclosures
Nearly two-thirds of voters (63 percent) agree the Treasury and Federal Reserve should play an active role in protecting the financial system from a future financial crisis driven by climate change
A majority of voters (62 percent) agree that banks making investments in industries that exacerbate climate change should also make investments in frontline communities
