Today’s quick hits, March 7, 2024

Climate change hits women harder: Women leading households in low- and middle-income countries suffer larger losses than male counterparts due to climate change — 8 percent more from heat stress and 3 percent more from floods. (Food and Agriculture Organization)

SEC dilutes climate rule: The new Securities and Exchange Commission rules that require public companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions no longer include suppliers; farm groups were among opponents who said such a mandate would be onerous and costly. (New York Times)

Fed seeks price stability: At a House hearing, Chairman Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve wants assurance that inflation is slowing toward its goal of 2 percent a year before it lowers interest rates; “restoring price stability is essential” for a strong economy. (House Financial Services)

Now grilling, the NotHotDog: Sausage maker Oscar Meyer launched plant-based NotHogDogs and NotSausages with parent company Kraft Heinz saying it expects the meat-alternative market to double by the end of the decade. (NBC News)

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