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Adam Buehler is a senior associate in the Miami office of Baker McKenzie and a member of the North America Transactional Group. Adam represents clients in the areas of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, public company securities law compliance, and global reorganization transactions.
Adam is also proficient in German.
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United States: A closer look – Key components of the SEC’s long-awaited final rules on climate disclosure and where to go from here

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On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules (“Final Rules”) that enhance and standardize the disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements and Exchange Act reports. The Final Rules were scaled back after years of significant feedback from registrants and other stakeholders, with the Commission receiving more than 24,000 comment letters in response to the initial rule proposal in March 2022.

In ESG

United States: A closer look – Key components of the SEC’s long-awaited final rules on climate disclosure and where to go from here

by , , , and 1 Min Read

On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted final rules (“Final Rules”) that enhance and standardize the disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements and Exchange Act reports. The Final Rules were scaled back after years of significant feedback from registrants and other stakeholders, with the Commission receiving more than 24,000 comment letters in response to the initial rule proposal (“Proposed Rules”) in March 2022.
Below we discuss, among others: (i) the key takeaways and requirements for climate disclosures under the Final Rules, (ii) the key differences between the Proposed Rules and Final Rules, (iii) the expected compliance dates for disclosures under the Final Rules, and (iv) some practical considerations for companies that are subject to multiple climate disclosure regimes and regulations such as the new California and European Union climate reporting requirements.