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SEC drops defence of climate disclosures rule

BY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025 10:52AM

The US regulator has voted to abandon its legal defence of a law that sought to force publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse emissions and other climate-related risks.

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