The California Air Resources Board (CARB) delayed the state’s first corporate emissions reporting deadline from Aug.10, 2026, to Nov. 10, 2026. CARB gave companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue that do business in California an additional three months to report their direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions under SB 253.
CARB approved the regulations in February 2026 but withdrew them from the California Office of Administrative Law in order to revise the rules. The regulator will open the revised regulations for public comment over a 15-day period before resubmitting them for final approval. A CARB representative said, “A new proposed reporting deadline of November 10 will help ensure reporting entities have additional clarity following approval of the final regulation before reporting is due.”
CARB released a preliminary list identifying more than 4,000 companies likely to comply with the requirement.
