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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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It directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to contract with a nonprofit climate reporting organization that has “experience with climate-related financial risk disclosure by entities operating in California.” Orts, Reflexive Environmental Law, 89 Northwestern University Law Review 1227 (1995); Dennis D.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

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The Obama Administration set the first vehicle GHG emissions standards in 2010 for vehicles manufactured in model years 2012 through 2016, and set revised standards in 2012 for model years 2017 through 2025. entered into more than 70 contracts to procure renewable energy, totaling more than 13,000 megawatts. EPA , 142 S.