California to require big firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind

Measure signed into law by Gavin Newsom on Saturday is strong blueprint for national climate accountability, experts say

A groundbreaking California law will force large companies doing business in the state – including major global corporations – to disclose their planet-heating carbon emissions.

The measure, signed into law by the governor, Gavin Newsom, on Saturday, will be the nation’s first of its kind, serving as a blueprint for national climate accountability.