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Sierra Club submits grassroots comment letter from more than 2,000 members and supporters alongside
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the public comment period closes today on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to rescind its 2024 climate disclosure rule, the Sierra Club submitted and joined multiple filings opposing the rollback. These include an organizational comment, a grassroots submission backed by more than 2,000 Sierra Club members and supporters, and two coalition comment letters addressing the proposal’s legal and financial-market implications.
During the comment period, the Sierra Club submitted or joined:
An organizational comment urging the SEC to withdraw the rescission proposal and incorporating two comments Sierra Club submitted with partners during the agency’s original 2022 rulemaking. The filing emphasizes that climate-related risks are financially material, investors have long demanded consistent and decision-useful information, voluntary reporting has failed to provide adequate comparability, and the SEC has clear statutory authority to require standardized disclosures. Although Sierra Club advocated for stronger requirements than those ultimately included in the 2024 final rule, the comment states that the rule established an important federal baseline that should be retained and implemented.
