Weakened SEC Climate Reporting Rules Set for March 6 Release

The SEC will vote to adopt scaled-back greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements for public companies next week, nearly two years after the agency proposed more robust reporting.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will consider the rules at a March 6 meeting, the agency said Wednesday. Any opposition from the commission’s three Democrats and two Republicans is unlikely to scuttle or postpone the release of the regulations, which are poised to be a cornerstone of Democrat Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC chair.

The agency has yet to publish the full text of the final rules. But the SEC has scrapped ...