Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
6/24/2024
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Credits
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Key Points - On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the SEC in a 3-2 vote adopted “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (Final Rule). The Final Rule will require public companies to...more
3/12/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Statements ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past two weeks and forthcoming climate-related events and...more
3/4/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
Biden Administration ,
Boycotts ,
Climate Change ,
Cross-State Air Pollution ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Hydrogen Power ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and...more
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Introduction -
Congress returns from the August recess with a robust agenda and limited time to pursue it. The calendar is further constrained by the September 30 deadline to pass appropriations packages or a continuing...more
9/5/2023
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Continuing Resolution ,
EBITDA ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Government Shutdown ,
Healthcare ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Life Sciences ,
NDAA ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
In light of anticipated lawsuits, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is reportedly considering rolling back the commission’s proposed climate-risk disclosure rule. Meanwhile, House Republicans...more
2022 marked a historic year for climate change action in the Executive Branch. The Biden-Harris administration continued to deploy a “whole-of-government” approach to combating climate change, securing over $300 billion in...more
[co-authors: Kerry Mackenzie and Leila Fleming]
The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office issues a request for public comments regarding climate-related financial risk. Meanwhile, the Securities Exchange...more
Key Points -
On Monday, March 21, 2022, the SEC in a 3-1 vote proposed amendments to require public companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The...more
This spring, Democratic members of both houses of Congress reintroduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act, or CRDA, a bill that would require every public company to issue climate-related financial disclosures. While prior...more
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill backed by President Biden supporting the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act (the “Act”), H.R. 1187. The Act supports the Securities and Exchange...more
Democratic members of both houses of Congress reintroduced last month the Climate Risk Disclosure Act (“Act”), H.R. 2570, a bill that would require every public company to issue climate-related financial disclosures. This...more
On Tuesday, March 2, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee introduced a sweeping climate proposal—the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act—an amended version of...more
Key Points -
- Congress acts to repeal the SEC’s Resource Extraction Payments Disclosure Rule.
- Full repeal is subject to President Trump’s signature.
- Once enacted, all future administrations...more