California Gov. Gavin Newsom states he prepares to indication into law a set of climate-focused expenses desired to force significant corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the monetary dangers stemming from worldwide warming
ByThe Associated Press
September 17, 2023, 6: 07 PM
FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to pressreporters outdoors the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 7,2022 Newsom states he prepares to indication into law a set of climate-focused expenses desired to force significant corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and monetary threats stemming from international warming. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — California Gov. Gavin Newsom stated Sunday that he prepares to indication into law a set of climate-focused costs desired to force significant corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the monetary threats stemming from international warming.
Newsom’s statement came throughout an out-of-state journey to New York’s Climate Week, where world leaders in organization, politics and the arts are collected to lookfor services for environment modification.
California legislators last week passed legislation needing big companies from oil and gas business to retail giants to reveal their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those that come from activities like staffmember organization travel.
Such disclosures are a “simple however extremely effective chauffeur of decarbonization,” stated the expense’s author, state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat.
“This legislation will assistance those business doing their part to dealwith the environment crisis and develop responsibility for those that aren’t