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Recent scope 3 Articles
A More Efficacious Way to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-01-31T15:24:54-05:00Saturday, January 31st, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Carbon Measures, E-ledger, GHG, GHG Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions, Karthik Ramanna, Maryland BEPS, net direct greenhouse gas, product level accounting, Robert S. Kaplan, scope 3|
As an environmental attorney who spends much of my time advising business owners, I have learned an immutable truth: markets work best when the rules are clear, fair, and grounded in reality. Environmental policy is no exception. Contrary to the prevailing narrative in popular media, ...
SEC Final Rule on Climate Change and GHG Disclosure
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-03-23T21:52:46-04:00Saturday, March 9th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon neutral, carbon offset, climate related disclosure, GHG emission disclosures, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, limited assurance, REC, renewable energy certificate, scope 3, SEC Final Rule, Stuart Kaplow|
After this article was posted, on Friday, March 15, 2024, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order granting an Emergency Motion for Administrative Stay and Stay Pending Judicial Review filed by Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services, in one of the nine cases challenging the ...
California Passes Groundbreaking Climate Disclosure Bills
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-08T21:49:02-04:00Saturday, September 16th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: California Corporate Data Accountability Act, GHG, Greenhouse Gases Climate Related Financial Risk Reporting, Kaplow, sb 253, SB 261, scope 3, Stuart Kaplow|
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed both SB 253 and SB 261, the two bills described in this article, issuing signing memoranda for each that are available from the links above. In what has been characterized as a win for the planet but ...
ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-06-12T11:54:50-04:00Sunday, February 6th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, ESGlegalsolutions, Kaplow, scope 3, Stuart Kaplow, sustainability law|
Update: On May 30, 2023, the California Climate Corporate Accountability Act passed the state Senate 24-9 with a vote in the Assembly pending. The bill is expected to be enacted and Governor Newsom has reportedly said he will sign it. At first blush, the California ...








