Gensler Says Climate-Change Plan Consistent With SEC Authorities

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler zeroed in on his view that it is within the agency’s remit to require companies to disclose details about their greenhouse gas pollution.

The SEC will consider all public comments, including from people who are against the agency’s plan, as the regulator weighs changes to a proposal announced last month that would change how corporations disclose their climate-change risks, Gensler said in remarks at a conference on Tuesday. The plan is consistent with other SEC rules and the agency needs to “hear all sides,” Gensler said.

For the first time ever, the ...