SEC climate rescission remains a process, not a clean exit
The SEC has moved toward formally rescinding its climate-disclosure rules through notice-and-comment rulemaking, with related litigation still shaping the agency’s path.
BY ESG DESK · MAY 29, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
The SEC has moved toward formally rescinding its climate-disclosure rules through notice-and-comment rulemaking, with related litigation still shaping the agency’s path. Counsel should treat the federal pullback as a disclosure-mapping exercise, because state, EU, customer and lender requirements continue to demand climate-risk and emissions data even if the SEC rule disappears.