California's New Climate Regulations Shine Brighter Light on Real Estate's Carbon Emissions - Urban Land
California's New Climate Regulations Shine Brighter Light on Real Estate’s Carbon Emissions - Urban Land Magazine
California’s New Climate Regulations Shine Brighter Light on Real Estate’s Carbon Emissions
California’s recent landmark legislation on climate disclosure, passed in the fall of 2023, will drive new evolution in real estate reporting on climate risk and provide more public insight than ever into real estate’s impact on climate change.
The two bills—SB 253 and SB 261—require large public and private companies in California to report their total greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change on their financial performance.
August Williams-Eynon is a senior associate with the Greenprint Center for Building Performance and the Urban Resilience team, both housed in the ULI Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance.
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