In California, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), also known as SB 260, is making its way through the state legislature, as it passed the state Senate by a margin of 23-7. The bill is currently being considered by the California Assembly, whereafter it would require the Governor’s approval to become state law. The CCAA would be the first law in the country requiring companies to disclose greenhouse gas emission levels and, as such, the California greenhouse gas law has significant implications on corporate environmental stewardship efforts. Companies impacted by the CCAA must prepare now for the possibility that the California greenhouse gas law is passed, with the understanding that the mandatory disclosures could someday shape liability risks for the companies.
The CCAA would require any company doing business in California (whether domiciled in the state or not) with over $1 billion in annual revenue to disclose to the Secretary of State three distinct categories of greenhouse gas emissions from corporate practices:
Scope 1 Emissions: greenhouse gas emissions from facilities or sources that the company owns or controls;
Scope 2 Emissions: greenhouse gas emissions from indirect sources, including electricity purchased and used by the company; and
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from activities linked to the company but not owned or controlled by the company, including supply chain activities, business travel,...
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