Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared his intention Sunday to sign an emissions disclosure bill that passed the California state legislature this week while speaking at an event in New York City.
Newsom said that he will sign the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act in an interview during the Climate Week NYC summit, pending potential revisions to specific alterations in the bill’s language. The legislation would require companies doing business in the state with annual revenues greater than $1 billion to publicly disclose the emissions generated by their operations, their supply chains and their consumers under rules devised by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to the bill’s text.
“I’m gonna directly answer that question. I’m not gonna do the politician thing,” Newsom said in response to a question from the interviewer about whether he…
