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

This amicus brief was filed by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Sierra Club Foundation, a coalition of non-profit organizations that have differing missions and areas of focus but share a common assessment that climate-related impacts pose significant and…
Hana Vizcarra, Deena Tumeh, Adrienne Y. Lee, Andres Restrepo, Thomas Zimpleman, Stephanie Jones, Gabrielle Stephens and Peter Zalzal
August 14, 2024
Financial DisclosureFinancial RegulationJournal ArticleRegulatory Activities

The Boundaries of Corporate Physical Climate Risk: Definitions and Frameworks

This white paper examines the concept of corporate physical climate risk and how it is reported in company disclosures. First, the paper presents the emerging market of climate analytics and how various firms in this market purport to measure physical climate risk. Next, the paper examines the current state of…
Caroline Cox and Chick Hallinan
August 2, 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…
Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan
July 31, 2024
Agency FilingEnergy RegulationRisk ManagementState Energy Regulation

Comments to the CPUC on the Order Instituting Rulemaking to Update Rules for the Safety, Reliability, and Resiliency of Electrical Distribution Systems

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center & Institute for Policy Integrity Abstract These comments were submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in response to its order instituting a rulemaking to update the Rules for the Safety, Reliability, and Resiliency of Electrical Distribution Systems.
Romany Webb, Chloe Field and Elizabeth B. Stein
July 8, 2024
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Webinar: What’s Next for Corporate Climate Disclosure?

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Abstract Climate disclosure rules have recently been finalized by the SEC, California, the European Union, and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Please watch to hear our distinguished panelists discuss the implications of these regimes. How will the relatively weaker SEC requirements shape the market alongside…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
June 17, 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…
Raimundo Atal, Peter Howard, Andrew Stawasz and Derek Sylvan
June 1, 2024
Adaptation as Risk ManagementAgency FilingEnvironmental JusticeRisk Management

Comments on the National Flood Insurance Program: Standard Flood Insurance Policy, Homeowner Flood Form

The Federal Emergency Management Program (FEMA) proposed a rule to revise the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) under the National Flood Insurance Program. The proposed reforms take important steps to: 1) increase transparency and clarity for policyholders; 2) build resilience through investment in flood mitigation; 3) expand coverage options; and…
Carolyn Kousky, Karina French and Talley Burley
May 31, 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…
Dena Adler, Bridget Pals and Jason Schwartz
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,…
Donald Goodson, Jason Schwartz, Erin Shortell and Derek Sylvan
May 15, 2024