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CARB Publishes FAQs: More Questions than Answers?

In its latest move to provide companies and other stakeholders with much needed guidance regarding the implementation of California’s climate-related disclosure regime, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unveiled a...more

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GRI Releases New Climate and Energy Standards – Significant Reporting Changes Ahead

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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) published two new topic standards—GRI 102: Climate Change (2025) and GRI 103: Energy (2025). These standards will replace GRI 305: Emissions (2016), GRI 302: Energy (2016), and Disclosure...more

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Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #2

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This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. Our last post focused on the applicability of the climate-related financial...more

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CARB Releases FAQs Addressing Upcoming California Climate Disclosures

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On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to its efforts to implement California’s landmark climate disclosure laws, SB 253 (requiring reporting...more

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California Issues FAQs on Corporate GHG Reporting and Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements

On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help guide companies in complying with the state's new Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting and Climate-Related...more

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Five Takeaways from CARB’s July 9 FAQs on California’s New Corporate Climate Disclosure Requirements

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has published seven pages of FAQs on California’s corporate greenhouse gas reporting and climate-related financial risk disclosure programs. These disclosure requirements are...more

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California’s Climate Disclosure Rulemaking Enters a New Phase

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California’s requirements for climate-related corporate disclosures are evolving as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to implement Senate Bill (SB) 253 and SB 261. Although these statutes were enacted in...more

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California’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Laws: Requirements, Compliance Costs, and Deadlines for Impacted Businesses

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California is often the vanguard of climate-related policies and programs. From legislation requiring the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and procure electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources...more

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California Air Resources Board Offers Direction as to Application of California Climate Disclosure Laws

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On May 29, 2025, a virtual public workshop held by the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") offered direction on how it interprets certain elements of California's climate disclosure laws. While CARB has a July 1, 2025,...more

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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: How to Navigate a Complex Mechanism

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This note is dedicated to importers and producers of specific goods from countries outside the European Union, who will be subject to carbon pricing equivalent to that applied to European manufacturers of the same goods,...more

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Sustainability Spotlight | Q1 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. This...more

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Get Ready for New York's June 1 Registration Deadline for Certain Aerosols

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By June 1, all entities that supply, manufacture, produce, or distribute aerosol products that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP20 greater than 10 (regulated substances), for sale or use in New York, must...more

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California’s Climate Law Pushes for Financial Impact Disclosures

California’s SB 219 is the first state law requiring broad-based reporting of material climate-related financial risk by US companies. With the initial reporting deadline set for Jan. 1, 2026, companies are actively...more

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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory/Environmental Defense Fund Freedom of Information Act Request: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced in a May 8th news release that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the latest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (“GGI”)....more

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Understanding New York’s Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Key Insights and Comparative Analysis

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On March 26, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced proposed regulations that would establish a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for fuel suppliers, waste haulers...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - April 2025

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Trump Administration actions - Trump orders DOJ to stop states from enforcing unconstitutional or preempted climate laws. In a sweeping Executive Order (EO) issued on April 8, President Donald Trump has ordered Attorney...more

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California Kicks Off Public Workshops on Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host a virtual public workshop on May 29, 2025, to begin formal discussions on developing the state's new Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate-Related Financial Risk...more

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SBTi Releases Draft Revision of Corporate Net-Zero Standard

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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released a 132-page draft revision of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard (Version 2.0). Key proposed changes include...more

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2024 GHG Reporting Deadline Extended

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EPA has extended the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Reporting Rule for reporting year 2024 data from March 31, 2025, to May 30, 2025. Under the rule, owners and operators of facilities that are direct...more

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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 Data: Environmental Defense Fund Files Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) extended on March 20th the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 data. See 90 Fed. Reg. 13085. EPA extended the reporting deadline...more

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NYC Large Building Owners May Owe Compliance Reports by May 1, 2025

New York Local Law 97 (“LL97”) is a landmark piece of climate legislation enacted as part of New York City’s broader Climate Mobilization Act. Passed in 2019, LL97 aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, February 2025

We are pleased to share the February 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

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States Propose New Environmental Disclosure Laws for Apparel and Footwear Industry

Several U.S. states, including Washington, New York, California, and Massachusetts, are proposing new laws targeting apparel and footwear manufacturers, importers, and retailers. These laws aim to regulate the fashion...more

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New York Introduces Climate Disclosure Legislation Signaling Growing Trend of State-Level Climate Regulation

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In late January 2025, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bills 3456 and 3697, signaling the state’s ongoing commitment to climate-related corporate accountability. These bills build on prior legislative attempts,...more

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California’s Climate Disclosure Laws: Navigating the Latest Updates

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In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...more

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