Early in February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change,” Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61369; FR-82.

There is much debate regarding whether this “interpretive guidance” adds any new disclosure requirements or simply reiterates what companies are already supposed to disclose about material risks associated with the effects of climate change under broad language of existing rules. The SEC says that the “interpretive guidance” does not create any new obligations.

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