CARB Delay Of GHG-Disclosure Rules Heightens Compliance Uncertainty

The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) announcement that it is delaying the adoption of rules to implement two landmark climate-disclosure laws until early next year is elevating uncertainty about which large companies will have to comply and when, according to observers. “CARB is already behind its publicly disclosed rulemaking timelines, and this latest delay only compounds lingering uncertainty regarding applicability and compliance with the California Climate Laws,” attorneys with Vinson & Elkins write in an Oct. 16 post . The...