The BLM’s Duty to Incorporate Climate Science into Permitting Practices and a Proposal for Implementing a Net-Zero Requirement into Oil and Gas Permitting
Introduction: “Climate risk is investment risk.” The statement applies to asset managers, whether the investment is money or land. “Climate risk is investment risk,” announced Larry Fink in a letter to CEOs this January.[4] Mr. Fink is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the largest money-management firm in the world, with more than six trillion dollars in assets under management.[5] Each year, Mr. Fink sends a letter to CEOs signaling BlackRock’s investment priorities. This year Mr. Fink warned companies that climate Continue reading →