SEC moves to repeal rule that requires companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face from global warming.
The climate-disclosure rule has been on hold since last year, after the Republican-led commission said it was pausing its legal defense after legal challenges by business groups and Republican state attorneys general.
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%96 $tr D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E E92E :E :D ?@H >@G:?8 E@ C6D4:?5 E96 5:D4=@DFC6 CF=6D “:? E96:C 6?E:C6EJ 3642FD6 E96J 6I4665 E96 D4@A6 @7 E96 286?4J’D DE2EFE@CJ 2FE9@C:EJ]Q %96 CF=6D[ 7:?2=:K65 :? a_ac[ “:>A@D6 DF3DE2?E:2= 4@DED @? AF3=:4 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 E96:C D92C69@=56CD E92E 2C6 ?@E ;FDE:7:65 3J E96 :?7@C>2E:@?2= 36?67:ED E96J >2J AC@G:56 E@ D@>6 :?G6DE@CD[” E96 4@>>:DD:@? D2:5]k^Am
kAmt=:>:?2E:?8 E96 CF=6 H:== “2G@:5 E96 AC24E:42= 67764E @7 5:4E2E:?8 4@CA@C2E6 3692G:@C” 2?5 6?DFC6 E92E 286?4J CF=6D H:== Q36 :>A@D65 @?=J H96? E96 6IA64E65 36?67:ED ;FDE:7J E96 =:<6=J 4@DED 2?5 3FC56?D[” $tr r92:C>2? !2F= pE<:?D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D64]8@G^?6HDC@@>^DA66496D\DE2E6>6?ED^2E<:?D\DE2E6>6?E\C6D4:DD:@?\4=:>2E6\C6=2E65\5:D4=@DFC6\CF=6D\_dahaeQmD2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?Ek^2m]k^Am
kAmt?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FAD D2:5 E96 24E:@? H@F=5 =62G6 :?G6DE@CD H:E9@FE 52E2 E96J ?665 E@ 244FC2E6=J 2DD6DD 7:?2?4:2= C:D<D 2?5 @E96C 92K2C5D C6=2E65 E@ 4=:>2E6 492?86]k^Am
kAm“%96 $tr’D >:DD:@? :D E@ AC@E64E :?G6DE@CD 2?5 E96 AF3=:4 3J 6?DFC:?8 E96J 92G6 2446DD E@ >2E6C:2= :?7@C>2E:@?[” D2:5 z2E9J u2==@?[ 5:C64E@C @7 =2?5 DJDE6>D 2E E96 ?@?AC@7:E r=62? p:C %2D< u@C46] “(9:=6 :>A6C764E[ E96 CF=6 H2D 2? :>A@CE2?E DE6A E@H2C5 8:G:?8 :?G6DE@CD 4@?D:DE6?E :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE 7:?2?4:2==J >2E6C:2= 4=:>2E6 C:D<D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 FD6 @7 42C3@? @77D6ED]”k^Am
kAm$96 FC865 E96 4@>>:DD:@? E@ C6E2:? E96 CF=6 2?5 6?7@C46 5:D4=@DFC6 C6BF:C6>6?ED QE92E 8:G6 3@E9 :?G6DE@CD 2?5 E96 AF3=:4 E96 EC2?DA2C6?4J E96J ?665]”k^Am
kAm#6A62= @7 E96 4=:>2E6\5:D4=@DFC6 CF=6 :D 2>@?8 5@K6?D @7 6?G:C@?>6?E2= C@==324<D :>A@D65 :? !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>AVD D64@?5 E6C>] %96 t?G:C@?>6?E2= !C@E64E:@? p86?4J 92D 6=:>:?2E65 >2;@C 4=:>2E6 492?86 AC@8C2>D[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^6A2\K6=5:?\56C68F=2E:@?\A=2?D\=:DE\24E:@?D\d73f74`5ac7dc7`hb5dgdecb4g732fh7QmAC@>@E65 56C68F=2E@CJ 677@CEDk^2m E92E %CF>A 42==D E96 =2C86DE DF49 >@G6 :? p>6C:42? 9:DE@CJ 2?5 42?46=65 3:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :? q:56?\6C2 6?G:C@?>6?E2= ;FDE:46 8C2?ED]k^Am
kAmt!p p5>:?:DEC2E@C {66 +6=5:? 92D 7@4FD65 @? H62<6?:?8 @C 6=:>:?2E:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^6A2\K6=5:?\A@==FE:@?\CF=6D\2?2=JD:D\D2G:?8D\962=E9\_2agh264ad_f65bg5bgeeg_2755_62cdQmC68F=2E:@?D A6C46:G65 2D 4=:>2E6\7C:6?5=Jk^2m[ :?4=F5:?8 C6G@<:?8 2 D4:6?E:7:4 7:?5:?8 E92E 92D =@?8 366? E96 46?EC2= 32D:D 7@C &]$] 24E:@? E@ C68F=2E6 8C66?9@FD6 82D 6>:DD:@?D 2?5 7:89E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^4=:>2E6\2?5\6?G:C@?>6?EQm4=:>2E6 492?86k^2m]k^Am
kAm+6=5:? 92D D2:5 9:D 24E:@?D H:== AFE 2 “52886C E9C@F89 E96 962CE @7 4=:>2E6 492?86 C6=:8:@?]”k^Am
kAm%96 $tr[ 2? :?56A6?56?E 286?4J H9@D6 >6>36CD 2C6 2AA@:?E65 3J E96 AC6D:56?E[ 2AAC@G65 E96 4=:>2E6 CF=6 :? |2C49 a_ac @? 2 A2CEJ\=:?6 G@E6] %9C66 s6>@4C2E:4 4@>>:DD:@?6CD DFAA@CE65 :E 2?5 EH@ #6AF3=:42?D @AA@D65]k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? 4FCC6?E=J 92D E9C66 #6AF3=:42? >6>36CD[ :?4=F5:?8 pE<:?D[ 2?5 ?@ s6>@4C2ED]k^Am
kAm%96 a_ac CF=6 H2D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 2?E:4:A2E65 :? C646?E J62CD 7C@> E96 ?2E:@?’D E@A 7:?2?4:2= C68F=2E@C[ 5C2H:?8 >@C6 E92? ac[___ 4@>>6?ED 7C@> 4@>A2?:6D[ 2F5:E@CD[ =68:D=2E@CD 2?5 EC256 8C@FAD @G6C EH@ J62CD] %96 G@E6 3C@F89E E96 &]$] 4=@D6C E@ E96 tFC@A62? &?:@? 2?5 DE2E6D =:<6 r2=:7@C?:2[ H9:49 92G6 :>A@D65 D:>:=2C 4@CA@C2E6 5:D4=@DFC6 CF=6D]k^Am
kAm$6?] t5 |2C<6J[ 2 |2DD249FD6EED s6>@4C2E H9@ =@?8 AFD965 7@C E96 5:D4=@DFC6 CF=6[ D2:5 E96 $tr 2??@F?46>6?E “:D E96 C6DF=E @7 J62CD @7 H@C< 3J 4@CA@C2E6 A@==FE6CD E@ 56=2J[ 5672?8 2?5 564:>2E6 CF=6D >62?E E@ AC@E64E A6@A=6’D :?G6DE>6?ED 7C@> C:D<J 2?5 C64<=6DD 3FD:?6DD >@56=D]”k^Am
kAmp>6C:42?D’ C6E:C6>6?E D64FC:EJ[ F?:@? A6?D:@?D 2?5 D2G:?8D D9@F=5 36 AC@E64E65 3J E96 $tr[ “?@E AFE :? 92C>’D H2J 3J 4@>A2?:6D E92E 2C6 6IA@D65 E@ 4=:>2E6 C:D<D @C E92E 56A6?5 @? 2? F?76EE6C65 23:=:EJ E@ A@==FE6 :? @C56C E@ >2<6 >@?6J[” |2C<6J D2:5 :? 2? 6>2:= E@ %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD]k^Am
kAm%@> +:>A=6>2?[ 2? 2EE@C?6J 2E E96 }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D s676?D6 r@F?4:=[ D2:5 E96 $tr :D D9:C<:?8 :ED C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ AC@E64E :?G6DE@CD] “r=:>2E6 C:D< :D 7:?2?4:2= C:D<[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp AF3=:4 4@>>6?E A6C:@5 H:== C6>2:? @A6? 7@C e_ 52JD 7@==@H:?8 AF3=:42E:@? @7 E96 AC@A@D2= :? E96 u656C2= #68:DE6C[ 6IA64E65 :? E96 ?6IE 76H 52JD]k^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.