New York — US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has named John E Morton to head the department’s new office devoted to addressing climate change, picking a former Obama White House official with private-sector experience to co-ordinate efforts across the agency.
Morton, 50, who as climate counsellor will report directly to Yellen, was most recently a partner at Pollination, an investment and consulting firm focused on climate-change opportunities...
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