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Francetic: Mandatory climate disclosure regulation is still coming to the US

Amy Francetic · Live: How AI could supercharge climate tech · Apr 12, 2023 · at 31:17

Amy Francetic discusses corporate climate risk reporting and investor disclosure trends during a live panel on AI and climate tech.

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“We knew these disclosures and this regulation was coming, because we could see what was happening in Europe, and we could see that this pressure that was being placed globally on big investors to try to disclose this was gaining momentum in the U.S., even though right now we have this backlash, and a lot of folks are trying to say, oh, no, no, ESG is bad and woke, like, it's coming, still coming.”

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The claim, plainly

Mandatory climate and ESG disclosure regulations are inevitably coming to the United States despite political backlash.

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Assessment

On April 12, 2023, Amy Francetic predicted that mandatory climate and ESG disclosure regulations were inevitably coming to the United States despite political backlash. This prediction has materialized. On October 7, 2023, California enacted Senate Bill 253 and Senate Bill 261, mandating corporate greenhouse gas emissions and climate-risk disclosures for large companies operating in the state; the California Air Resources Board formally approved implementing regulations in February 2026, with initial SB 253 reporting active for November 2026. Additionally, the federal Securities and Exchange Commission formally adopted mandatory climate disclosure regulations on March 6, 2024 (The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors), though implementation was later stayed and targeted for rescission. The formal enactment and regulatory implementation of mandatory corporate climate reporting at the state and federal levels satisfy the prediction.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 253 and SB 261 into law on October 7, 2023, establishing mandatory corporate climate emissions and risk disclosure requirements.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved formal implementing regulations for SB 253 on February 26, 2026, with compliance reporting set to begin in November 2026 after a preliminary injunction against SB 253 was denied.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt final mandatory climate disclosure rules for public companies on March 6, 2024.

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[1] aicpa-cima.com [2] watershed.com [3] wsgr.com [4] pwc.com [5] pwc.com [6] persefoni.com [7] whitecase.com [8] cooley.com

California SB 253 SB 261 implementation status court challenge California SB 253 SB 261 signed into law date SEC climate disclosure rule adopted date status

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