Trump Administration Continues Dismantling Government Organizations Focused On Climate Change

On September 10, 2025, the Financial Stability Oversight Council--a cross-agency council chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury, and responsible for monitoring the stability of the U.S. financial system--voted to "rescind the charters of the Council's Climate-related Financial Risk Committee and Climate-related Financial Risk Advisory Committee." Both of these committees were established under the Biden Administration as part of that administration's efforts to address the impact of climate change, including to develop data concerning the effect of climate change on particular sectors in the economy (e.g., the insurance and housing markets). The disbandment of these committees--for the stated purpose of "focus[ing] [the council's] attention and resources on core financial stability issues and [] efforts to promote economic growth and security"--is another instance of how the Trump Administration is dismantling the Biden Administration's efforts to address the