Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary – here’s what she can do about climate change
- Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
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The Senate voted 84-15 to confirm economist Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary on Jan. 25, and her in tray will require every ounce of her vast experience to pilot the economy through a daunting confluence...