Lawsuit challenging two laws enacted by California that require companies to estimate and publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate change risks.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board

Litigation

Sabin

Sabin Litigation

order

District Court Denied Injunction Pending Appeal

motion

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - motion

notice of appeal

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - notice of appeal

reply

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - reply

opposition

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - opposition

Federal Court Dismissed Preemption and Extraterritoriality Challenges to California Climate Disclosure Laws

California Federal Court Declined to Grant Plaintiffs’ Summary Judgment on First Amendment Challenge to California Climate Disclosure Laws

motion to dismiss

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - motion to dismiss

complaint

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - complaint

Business Groups Challenged California’s 2023 Climate Disclosure Laws 

declaration

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - declaration

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. California Air Resources Board - order

Federal Court Said Business Groups Were Unlikely to Succeed in Facial Challenges to California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

Filing Year For Action

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - motion

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - opposition

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - reply

brief

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - brief

amicus brief

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - amicus brief

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - order

Ninth Circuit Scheduled Appeal from Denial of Preliminary Injunction in California Climate Disclosure Laws Case for January 2026 Calendar, After First Reporting Deadline

notice

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - notice

Ninth Circuit Granted Injunction Pending Appeal for California Climate Risk Disclosure Law but Not Emissions Disclosure Law

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez

application

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - application

letter

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Sanchez - letter

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The process of adjusting to living in a changing climate. This can include altering behaviour, systems, and ways of life to reduce or avoid both current and future harms from climate impacts.

Any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on corporations or individuals. This can be for environmental reasons, such as introducing a Carbon tax to set a price that emitters must pay for the greenhouse gases they emit.

A financial entity operated or controlled by the state, often with a mandate for social or economic development.

A target to reduce the prevalence of a greenhouse gas over a specific time frame

A commitment to balance GHG emissions with removal by a certain point in time, effectively reducing the net emissions to zero

An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for all, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock formed from carbonised plant matter, rich in carbon and hydrocarbons, and occurring in several main types including hard coal and brown coal.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

People whose sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression differs from the majority or societal norms

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

This sector creates and distributes information and entertainment through television, radio, print, and digital platforms.

Activities of government agencies and institutions that provide public services, enforce laws and manage public resources.

This sector involves activities that impart knowledge and skills to individuals, including formal schooling, vocational training and educational support.

Activities that involve the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for food, fibre, and other products essential for human life and industry.

This sector involves activities to move goods and people, alongside the storage of products.

Risks to the ecosystem health of the marine environment, including ocean warming, ocean acidification, and ocean deoxygenation, harming biodiversity, species health, ecosystem services, and coastal community livelihoods.

Slow onset events evolve gradually from incremental changes over many years or from increased frequency or intensity of recurring events. As defined in the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), slow onset events include risks and impacts from rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation, glacial retreat, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and salinization.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

Financial actors and resources that are primarily directed towards climate change mitigation, adaptation and compensation.

An enterprise or financial institution that is usually majority-owned, backed or significantly controlled by nation-state governments.

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