The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Sun, 31 May 2026 11:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Statement by Chair Atkins on Proposing Release for Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Statement by Chair Atkins on Proposing Release for Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/30/statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposing-release-for-rescission-of-climate-related-disclosure-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposing-release-for-rescission-of-climate-related-disclosure-rules https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/30/statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposing-release-for-rescission-of-climate-related-disclosure-rules/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:05 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=181538?d=20260529161457EDT Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Saturday, May 30, 2026
Editor's Note:

Paul S. Atkins is the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent statement. The views expressed in the post are those of Chairman Atkins and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

Today, the Commission proposed to rescind[1] in their entirety the rules on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which the Commission adopted on March 6, 2024 (the “2024 Climate Rules”).[2]

The 2024 Climate Rules generated national controversy since they were first proposed.  Some commenters supported the proposal, but many commenters argued that the 2024 Climate Rules, as proposed, were outside the scope of the Commission’s authority and were flawed for policy reasons.

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