Category: CA Disclosure
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California Climate Disclosure: SB 253 & SB 261 Move Into Implementation (CARB’s Feb. 2026 “Initial Regulation”)
California’s climate disclosure laws—SB 253 (Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk Act)—moved from theory to real operational setup in late February 2026, when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved an initial regulation to stand up the programs, fund them, and lock in key administrative definitions and timelines. Below is a…
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EPRI Webinars: Navigating Carbon Markets and Standards
Navigating Carbon Markets and Standards: A Practical Webinar Series for Hydrogen, Power-to-X, and Other Low-Carbon Projects For those developing hydrogen, e-fuels, or other low-carbon resources, they are already living the reality that “carbon performance” is no longer a single number. It is a portfolio of decisions—how you define system boundaries, how you source electricity, how…
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Update on California Disclosure Laws (SB 261, SB 253, AB 1305)
Wondering about the status of the California Disclosure Laws? Here is an updated status and summary. If these laws impact your company, chances are you’ve been following this. If you haven’t been following this, I would encourage you to start watching what your competitors are doing and begin to align–even if just a little. (See…
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Uncertain about SEC Climate Disclosure? Standing Still is Riskier Than Moving
“We never have 100 percent certainty. We never have it. If you wait until you have 100 percent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield — that’s something we know.” —General Gordon R. Sullivan, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Gordon R. Sullivan’s core leadership lesson—that you never get 100% certainty…
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California’s carbon/climate disclosure laws (SB 253 and SB 261) move toward their 2026 start dates
California SB 253 and SB 261 are moving forward toward their 2026 start dates. These laws effectively create a new baseline for corporate climate reporting for public and private companies in the United States. CARB’s rulemaking is delayed into 2026 and there is active, but so far unsuccessful litigation–now including Exxon and a business-group challenge…