Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
5/2/2024
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Airlines ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Forestry ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
ISDA ,
Natural Resources ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Timber ,
USDA
Introduction - On Wednesday, 6 March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its highly anticipated final rules on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” by a...more
3/7/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investors ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Introduction - The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D or Directive) is a mandatory framework of rules for companies that operate in the European Union (EU) and exceed certain revenue and employee...more
Introduction - On 7 October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law landmark legislation mandating corporate climate and climate-related financial risk disclosures. Together, SB 253 and SB 261 apply to public...more
ESG Activity in the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) - Prior to departing for the August recess, Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) wrapped up the month-long series of hearings considering digital assets and...more
In January of 2021, Senate Bill 2291 was introduced into the North Dakota state senate. It was considered, adopted, and signed into law three months later in March of 2021. This bill was the first of what would become scores...more
The Biden administration has prioritized environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks to capital markets, particularly climate-related financial risks (discussed in our previous alert, Biden Administration ESG Activity...more
3/25/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
On 20 May 2021, President Biden announced an Executive Order to help “tackle the climate emergency,” a top priority for his Administration.1 The Executive Order builds upon the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) has announced a series of initiatives reorienting the Commission’s agenda to focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. In particular, the...more
On June 5, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to release its long-awaited proposals to make significant revisions to the rules governing money market mutual funds (“money funds”), as well as to adopt...more