SEC Climate Rules Face Manchin Push for More Public Feedback

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is pushing the SEC to allow more public input on its climate disclosure plans, as pressure mounts to reengage companies, investors, and others on rules proposed more than a year and a half ago.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed regulations for public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and make other climate disclosures face new questions after related requirements became law in California in October, Manchin and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) said in a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler Thursday. Specifically, the two senators are worried about the directives for companies to disclose ...