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Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE

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A Rulemaking Process for the Rest of Us

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Festivus came early this year for Mark Uyeda. In public appearances earlier this month, the Republican-appointed commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission aired his grievances with the agency’s rulemaking process. (Observers of...

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Gensler Warns Big Business About Pitfalls of Spiking Climate Disclosure Rules

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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has apparently decided to go as the Devil You Know for Halloween this year. Gensler donned his costume – in a metaphorical sense, of course – last week when speaking about the SEC’s prop...

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New California Laws May Set the Stage for Broader Climate Disclosure

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California has long been on the leading edge of environmental regulation in the United States, and the Golden State recently passed new climate disclosure laws that are poised to push the rest of the country forward. Last week, Democratic G...

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Push for International Reporting Standards for ESG Disclosures Gains Momentum

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For stakeholders and corporate directors fatigued by the “alphabet soup” of acronyms used in environmental, social and governance disclosures, the International Sustainability Standards Board’s release this summer of long-awaited standards...

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Demand for Clean Energy Creates Uncomfortable Geopolitical Dilemmas

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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the fictional African nation of Wakanda develops the most technologically advanced society on the planet thanks to its stockpile of vibranium, a powerful element mined for thousands of years from deposits l...

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