California Governor to Sign Landmark Climate Disclosure Bill

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Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The first-in-the-nation law will compel major companies to publicly disclose their carbon dioxide emissions and could have national repercussions.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Sunday that he would sign a landmark climate bill that passed the state’s legislature last week requiring major companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, a move with national and global repercussions.
The new law will require about 5,000 companies to report the amount of greenhouse gas pollution that is directly emitted by their operations and also the amount of indirect emissions from things like employee travel, waste disposal and supply chains.
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