A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose certain activities relating to climate change, and for other purposes.
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2018 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks, including information regarding an issuer's (1) direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) strategies to address risks related to climate change.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBusiness recordsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEconomic performance and conditionsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationOil and gasSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose certain activities relating to climate change, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3481| Senate
| Updated: 9/24/2018
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2018 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks, including information regarding an issuer's (1) direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) strategies to address risks related to climate change.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBusiness recordsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEconomic performance and conditionsFinancial services and investmentsGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationOil and gasSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)