Government,
Environmental & Energy
Feb. 1, 2023
Lawmaker wants emissions anywhere to be disclosed to California regulators
SB 253, a bill proposed by state Sen. Scott Wiener, would require companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenues who do business in California to disclose their annual greenhouse gas emissions even if they are in another state.
It might seem unusual to promote climate legislation by calling out an electric carmaker, but that’s what Sen. Scott Wiener did on Monday.
“It doesn’t matter if they’re headquartered in Texas or here,” the San Francisco Democrat told reporters. “If someone decides to pull a scam like Elon Musk and pretends to move to Texas, even though he didn’t really move to Texas but reincorporates there, Tesla is still covered by this bill. Unless they ...
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