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SEC pauses climate rule amid legal challenge

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Implications of SEC decision to pause on climate risk disclosure rule examined.

The SEC has announced that it has paused the implementation of its recently released climate disclosure rules requiring companies to report on climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. The move comes as the regulator awaits a court review of the new rules following a series of legal challenges by several