The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a long-awaited rule
that will require public companies to report their greenhouse gas
emissions and climate risks. Even though the commission weakened the
regulation from its original proposal, it’s still historic and set to
face litigation. POLITICO’s Jordan Wolman breaks down the significance
and pushback to the rule. Plus, companies installed a record amount of
clean energy power across the United States last year, breaking the
previous record by more than 12 percent.

 

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Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Jordan Wolman is a sustainability reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is the audio host-producer of POLITICO Energy.

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.