Proposed legislation in California would require some companies to report annually on climate-related financial risk and greenhouse gas emissions. In a co-authored opinion for Columbia Law School’s The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Michael B. Gerrard and CERL Affiliated Faculty Eric Orts discuss why these bills would be a win for corporate climate disclosure.

Eric Orts is the Guardsmark Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read his bio here.