WRITTEN BY RICHARD MORRISON ON MAR 24, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Under Biden, The SEC Cranks Up The Climate Alarmist Heat
sec hqThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 this week to propose new rules by which public companies would be required to disclose additional information related to their greenhouse-gas emissions and the climate risks they may face. [bold, links added]
This is a major move for the agency, which had previously tried to avoid taking sides in politically contentious public-policy debates.
The SEC’s proposal would be difficult, on any reasonable interpretation, to square with the exercise of its normal authority over financial markets, and is yet another troubling example of regulatory mission creep.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/under-biden-the-sec-cranks-up-the-climate-alarmist-heat/