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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) finalized and adopted rules on climate-related disclosures for public companies, including foreign private issuers, which are less onerous than the original proposed rules published by the SEC two years ago but impose significant new reporting obligations on public companies.