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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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In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5% In December 2021, the Biden Administration finalized its own motor vehicle emissions rule , which largely restored the Obama Administration’s standards between model years 2022 and 2026.