US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group

January 30, 2025 4:26 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system.

"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today notified the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) that it is withdrawing its membership," the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing by Costas Pitas)



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