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Erin Shortell

Agency FilingFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory Activities

Amicus Brief in Case Challenging SEC Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Rules

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized its rules on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (Rules). The Rules will require public companies in the United States to make certain climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and annual reports, giving investors critical information to…
Erin Shortell
August 15, 2024
Energy RegulationReport

Consensus on Carbon Dioxide Removal

Organizations Involved: Institute for Policy Integrity Abstract Many analysts project that large-scale, widespread carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will be necessary to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby stop exacerbating climate change before United Nations temperature limits are exceeded this century. However, concerns about costs, technological constraints, safety, environmental justice…
Erin Shortell
July 31, 2024
Financial RegulationReport

Accounting for Nature’s Value

Organizations Involved: Institute for Policy Integrity Source: Institute for Policy Integrity Abstract National accounts—which measure a country’s aggregate economic activity, including Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—largely ignore natural capital and ecosystem services. This omission occurs because national accounts heavily rely on market transactions to identify and value economic activity, whereas ecosystems’ contributions…
Erin Shortell
June 1, 2024
Agency FilingRisk Management

Comments to FEMA on Proposed Rule to Modify the Standard Flood Insurance Policy Under the National Flood Insurance Program

Organizations Involved: Policy Integrity Abstract The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed a rule to modify the standard flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program by creating a new “Homeowner Flood Form,” which applies specifically to homeowners of single-family homes and owners of buildings with one-to-four units. The…
Erin Shortell
May 31, 2024
Agency FilingEnergy RegulationFederal Energy Regulation

Comments to DOE on Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge (Policy Integrity)

Organizations Involved: Policy Integrity Abstract In March 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Intent Regarding Launching a Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge (Purchasing Challenge). To participate in the Purchasing Challenge, organizations must disclose to DOE several details about each associated carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credit,…
Erin Shortell
May 15, 2024
Agency FilingFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory Activities

Comments to CFTC on Proposed Guidance on Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives (Policy Integrity)

Organizations Involved: Institute for Policy Integrity Source: Institute for Policy Integrity Abstract In December 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed guidance that identifies key features of high-integrity voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) for exchanges that list certain VCC derivatives. The Institute for Policy Integrity submitted comments that highlight additional…
Erin Shortell
February 16, 2024