US EditionExxon sues California over climate disclosure laws
ExxonMobil argues California's 2023 laws unfairly target large companies and compel speculative disclosures, challenging the free speech implications of mandated climate reporting.
- On Friday, Exxon Mobil Corporation filed a complaint in the U.S. Eastern District Court for California, suing the state over two 2023 climate disclosure laws and alleging free speech violations.
- The laws would expand reporting to include planet-warming emissions such as employee business travel and product transport under Senate Bill 253, while Senate Bill 261 requires companies making more than $500 million annually to disclose climate-related financial risks and plans.
- In its complaint, Exxon Mobil Corporation says the frameworks place disproportionate blame on large companies and would force speculation about unknowable future developments on its company website.
- The complaint asks the court to block the laws from taking effect next year, seeking injunctive relief to prevent disclosure requirements for companies making more than $500 million annually.
- Exxon, a major oil and gas firm, argues that public greenhouse gas disclosures for years protect its speech choices, while the complaint highlights that disclosure rules would compel a message blaming companies based on worldwide emissions and company size vs efficiency.
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