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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Source: Climate Law Abstract This blog explores preemption questions in the context of the SEC's new climate rule and other domestic disclosure frameworks: California’s climate-disclosure laws and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions reporting regime. It is the third in a series of three blogs that address specific…
Chloe Field
March 29, 2024
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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Key Requirements, and the Materiality Threshold

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Source: Climate Law Abstract Nearly two years and 24,000 public comments after its proposal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its final climate disclosure rule March 6th, formally titled “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.” This blog offers a summary of the final…
Chloe Field
March 11, 2024
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Banking Regulators Act in the Face of Headwinds to Address Climate Risk

This blog discusses new regulations released by a group of independent federal agencies that demonstrate a partisan divide on the subject of climate-related financial risk. However, these regulations are a positive step towards recognizing and addressing climate-related financial risk alongside other risks that the financial sector has been considering for…
Chloe Field
November 10, 2023