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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.

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