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SEC reiterates no scope 3 in final climate rule
Agency officials are starting to educate industry stakeholders and investors on the paused rule’s required disclosures, while defending it in court.
By Lamar Johnson • April 9, 2024 -
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After months of conflict, Stellantis strikes emissions deal with California
The automaker will follow the state’s emissions standards, even if the federal government or judicial action bars the state from enforcing them.
By Kalena Thomhave • April 8, 2024 -
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TrendlineSustainability initiatives gain traction against backdrop of climate disclosure rules
Several companies have already committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and many have also set near-term targets to curb their carbon footprint by the end of the decade.
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SEC stays climate-risk disclosure rule as it works through legal challenges
The agency maintains that the regulation is within the agency’s authority and said it “will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules’ validity in court.”
By Lamar Johnson • April 4, 2024 -
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Climate rule ‘mandates disclosures not financially material to investors,’ says SEC Commissioner
Commissioner Mark Uyeda’s comments Tuesday mirrored his March 6 testimony opposing the passage of the agency’s climate disclosure rule.
By Zoya Mirza • April 4, 2024 -
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Powell: Fed tracks emerging ‘material’ risks, but not a climate policymaker
“Policies to address climate change are the business of elected officials and those agencies that they have charged with this responsibility,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Lamar Johnson • April 4, 2024 -
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How solar manufacturers can leverage IRA clean energy tax credits
More than 500 companies and 45,500 projects registered for clean energy tax credits under the law as of March 8.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 4, 2024 -
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Regulation compliance and curbing emissions were key themes at Responsible Business USA 2024
Panel discussions centered on decarbonizing supply chains, navigating a complex political climate, preparing emissions disclosures and more.
By Zoya Mirza • April 3, 2024 -
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White House funds $6B to decarbonize US industrial sector
The Department of Energy offered grants for 33 projects in eight historically high carbon-emitting industries such as aluminum, concrete and chemicals.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 2, 2024 -
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Congressional DEI office closes as part of government cuts
While shrinking resources are to blame, this marks another sign of a DEI backslide in the U.S.
By Caroline Colvin • April 1, 2024 -
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SEC asks 8th Circuit not to pause climate rule pending challenges
The agency said Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services have “identified no imminent harm” that would justify halting the rule’s implementation.
By Lamar Johnson • March 29, 2024 -
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Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist order over ESG investments
The secretary of state accused the world’s largest asset manager with securities fraud and said it could face a multimillion-dollar administrative penalty.
By Lamar Johnson • March 28, 2024 -
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SEC climate rule ‘consistent’ with global trends despite backlash, experts say
Panelists at Responsible Business USA 2024 said the agency’s disclosure regulation was “not a radical thing,” in spite of the flurry of lawsuits filed against it, as similar rules already exist.
By Zoya Mirza • March 27, 2024 -
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SEC battles climate disclosure rule legal challenges
The agency faces nine petitions to the rule consolidated in the U.S. Eighth Circuit of Appeals, including suits collectively co-filed by 25 states.
By Zoya Mirza , Lamar Johnson • Updated June 5, 2024 -
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OpinionThe SEC makes the call: Climate risk equals financial risk
When the SEC’s climate disclosure rule is paired with other climate reporting directives, the shift within the financial landscape will be monumental.
By Bob Hinkle • March 27, 2024 -
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Labor Dept. responds to Republican AGs appeal of ESG 401(k) rule
Liberty Energy, which also is challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure rule, joined the 26 states in the appeal.
By Lamar Johnson • March 26, 2024 -
Dillard’s pays $70K to worker who claimed retaliation for reporting race, pregnancy bias
A store manager rescinded the employee’s existing accommodation and punitively transferred her, EEOC alleged.
By Ryan Golden • March 26, 2024 -
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Citi agrees to disclose green financing ratios, following JPMorgan
The New York City comptroller has withdrawn shareholder proposals with the two banks. The measure faces votes at four other banks.
By Lamar Johnson • March 25, 2024 -
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Treasury issues clarifying guidance on the IRA’s energy community bonus credit
The guidance expands the definition of an energy community and the nameplate capacity attribution rule for offshore wind projects.
By Diana DiGangi • March 25, 2024 -
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SEC to face all climate rule challenges in U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
The agency had nine legal challenges to its rule requiring public companies to disclose certain climate risks consolidated into one venue.
By Lamar Johnson • March 22, 2024 -
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Texas schools fund pulls $8.5B from BlackRock over ESG
The divestment is the latest from the Lone Star State, which has already placed BlackRock on restricted lists over its stance on fossil fuels.
By Zoya Mirza • March 21, 2024 -
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House GOP continues to hammer SEC over climate rule
The House Financial Services Committee questioned the agency’s authority to promulgate the climate disclosure regulation both in the chamber and on the road.
By Lamar Johnson • March 21, 2024 -
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EPA softens vehicle emissions standards in win for automakers
The final rule steadily tightens the requirements, giving automakers more time to ramp up EV sales.
By Michael Brady • March 21, 2024 -
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Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee sue SEC to block climate rule, build on Republican-led backlash
The trio of states, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, have asked a federal court to review the rule and stop the agency from “overstepping its authority.”
By Zoya Mirza • March 20, 2024 -
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Federal appeals court pauses SEC climate rule implementation
The climate disclosure regulation is now on pause pending a review from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as the first of multiple challenges yields action.
By Lamar Johnson • March 19, 2024 -
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SudatenHow a new wave of clean fuels bills could spur a biogas boom
New Mexico just became the fourth state to enact a program, which has the potential to give biogas projects from landfills and on-farm digesters a boost. Could more states soon follow?
By Jacob Wallace • March 18, 2024
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