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The John Batchelor Show

2/2: #BESTOF2021: 2/2: SEC regulatory power and Climate Change. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 9 December 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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2/2: #BESTOF2021: 2/2: SEC regulatory power and Climate Change. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst
ttps://www.hoover.org/research/climate-disclosures-and-their-stealth-mission
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0:00.0

Ola, imagine you're in Spain and you've just poured a refreshing Strya Galicia,

0:05.6

Cervaisa. You hear the bubbles in the glass calling out.

0:08.6

In the Penly on unbrooding Galicia since 1906, 100% authentic. But not all Spanish

0:18.2

beers are what they seem, a bit like me. I'm not Carlos from Acrouna. I'm Charles from Cambridge. Estreia Galicia.

0:27.0

Spanish. Not Spanish. I'm John Bachelor. This is CBS I on the world and Richard Epstein,

0:38.5

Professor Richard Epstein teaches law at NYU and the University of Chicago is a senior

0:43.0

felt the Hoover Institution and we are discussing the SEC

0:47.4

request for answers and questions about new thinking about climate change in the

0:54.4

Biden administration. Part of this new thinking is companies are to provide

0:59.1

information that connects with how well they're doing, reducing their greenhouse gases or

1:06.7

complying with government regulations. The one part of these questions

1:11.3

that struck me as unusual but I'm unfamiliar with the SEC rules

1:16.2

is number 12 and these questions put out for 90 days to respond.

1:20.8

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a quote comply or explained framework for climate change that would permit registrants to either comply with or if they do not comply explain why they have not complied with the

1:34.6

disclosure rules. How should this work? Should comply or explain apply to all

1:39.1

climate change disclosures or just select ones and why.

1:43.2

Richard is this the police power and is this the SEC

1:47.1

judging how a company's done year to year on uncertain metrics?

1:51.2

I got lost in this question.

1:52.8

Yes, well the police power more generically simply refers to those actions which are

1:57.4

justified with respect to the health, safety, morals, the general welfare of the publication, of the public.

2:03.7

And here is obviously health and safety of the two things that are most involved.

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