Sector-specific Listening Sessions: California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

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July 29, 2026

SB253 Sector-Specific Listening Sessions

California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites reporting entities, stakeholders and interested parties to participate in virtual listening sessions to provide input to CARB staff on the California Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 253 (Wiener, Stats. 2023; codified in Health & Safety Code (HSC) § 38532), as amended by SB 219 (Wiener, Stats. 2024; HSC §§ 38532 and 38533).

CARB staff will be holding six virtual listening sessions on Zoom, with the same content shared at each. CARB staff will present an overview of the proposed regulations and then take public comments. Interested parties who wish to provide comments will be allotted up to two minutes each due to expected high interest. CARB staff will call on registered participants to provide their comments in the order in which participants use the Zoom hand-raise feature and are placed in the speaking queue.

The goal of the sessions is to hear and gather sector-specific concerns and challenges from reporting entities, stakeholders and interested parties.

Session Schedule

Session 1

Data Users & Public Interest Stakeholders

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
Location: Webinar

Data users and public interest stakeholders, including universities, research institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) software providers, consultants, assurance providers, and organizations that analyze or apply climate data to support public accountability, environmental justice, consumer interests, assess community impacts, and share data for public understanding.

Register

Session 2

Manufacturing, Industrial, Fuel & Life Sciences

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m PT
Location: Webinar

Companies engaged in oil and gas, refining, chemicals, metals, construction materials, mineral processing, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.

Register

Session 3

Agriculture, Food, Beverage & Forestry

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
Location: Webinar

Companies involved in farming, livestock, forestry, food processing, beverages, agricultural products, tobacco, and related processing with significant land sector emissions.

Register

Session 4

Energy, Utilities, Transportation, Logistics & Waste Management

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
Location: Webinar

Companies involved in generating electricity, renewable energy, water and gas utilities, transportation, freight, airlines, rail, shipping, and waste management.

Register

Session 5

Retail, Consumer Goods, Technology & Commercial Services

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
Location: Webinar

Companies engaged in retail, apparel, wholesale, e-commerce, software, semiconductors, telecommunications, media, entertainment and gaming, real estate, hospitality, construction services, and professional services.

Register

Session 6

Banking, Finance & Insurance

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
Location: Webinar

Companies involved in banking, insurance, asset management, investment, fintech, credit union services, asset management and private equity, capital markets, non-bank financial institutions, and other investors.

Register

Background

The California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 253 (Wiener, 2023) and as amended by SB 219 (Wiener, 2024) is being developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and will require business entities formed under the laws of California, the laws of any other state of the United States or the District of Columbia, or under an act of the Congress of the United States, with total annual revenues in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) that do business in California (“reporting entities”) to annually disclose their scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the prior fiscal year. The program supports important transparency to help inform consumer and investor decisions.

For additional information on reporting requirements, please visit the California Corporate GHG Reporting webpage. CARB continues to seek feedback on this program, which can be submitted to climatedisclosure@arb.ca.gov.

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