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Controversial climate rules given green light by SEC

Young adults demonstrating for climate change action from lawmakers.
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The final rule will affect publicly-traded companies with business in the US – from retail and tech giants to oil and gas behemoths.

Long-awaited rules that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks have been approved by the SEC.

Some last-minute revisions weakened the rule, which was first proposed in March 2022, mainly due to strong pushback from companies. Regardless, it still just passed by a

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