The Trump Admin is once again selling out safety and common sense to cater to fossil fuel industry demands. This formula is familiar: putting big business’s profits ahead of science—and even their own investors’ best interests—by burying the facts. 🧵⬇️
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—the institution tasked with protecting investors and markets from misconduct—issued a landmark Climate Disclosure Rule in 2024 to better protect financial systems and people’s investments from climate risks.
Widely supported by investors, the rule—despite being weakened by corporate lobbyists—was a step in the right direction to protect the public against climate impacts. President Trump's SEC stopped enforcing the rule, capitulating to fossil fuel industry demands.
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Attribution science now traces climate impacts—extreme heat, flooding, sea level rise—directly back to fossil fuel emissions. 🔬 This research can help investors understand the real risks companies face.
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