BEYER, MULLIN, AND SCHIFF INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCENTIVIZE STANDARDIZED EMISSIONS DISCLOSURES, CHAMPION GREATER TRANSPARENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

Washington, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:

U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) introduced the Standardized Calculation of Operational Polluting Emissions (SCOPE) Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish voluntary guidance for companies to disclose their indirect Scope 3 emissions, ensuring greater and uniform transparency for the public and consumers about a company's environmental footprint. By directing the EPA to provide clear and specific guidance for Scope 3 emissions from direct emitter companies, this bill would help companies adhere to one set of standardized methodologies for calculating and disclosing their indirect emissions instead of having ev...