Op-Ed: SEC’s Climate Distraction
This piece was originally published by The Washington Times on April 24, 2023. The House Financial Services Committee last week hosted Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler for a 4½-hour oversight hearing. Lawmakers pressed Mr. Gensler on a proposed SEC rule that would require public companies to extensively disclose climate-related “risks” their business activities generated. It would also force them to analyze the climate…