SEC Rule Would Compel Companies to Disclose Climate-Related Information, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SEC Rule Would Compel Companies to Disclose Climate-Related Information, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC in Washington on Sept. 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/Reuters
Nathan Worcester
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed rules on March 21 that would compel publicly traded companies to disclose a range of climate-related information to shareholders.
That information would include financially material climate-related risks as well as estimated greenhouse gas emissions, which were described by the SEC in a 500-plus-page document as “a commonly used metric to assess a registrant’s exposure to such risks.”
Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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