Securities and Exchange Commission, Chairman Gary Gensler speaks and gestures with his hands, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on
SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to disclose climate risks.
  • Companies and others are pushing back on aspects of the plan, The Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The SEC is aiming to finalize the rules this year.

Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and BlackRock, which have pushed back against parts of a proposal to make businesses report the risks they face from the climate crisis, might see one aspect of the plan eased.