Recent policy developments across regions show a trend of governments relaxing their climate and environmental regulations. These policy shifts may lead to lower operational and compliance costs for companies within the utilities sector. However, deregulatory action could also introduce financial uncertainty and operational challenges for companies in the medium to long term.

This report highlights key trends within the utilities sector, with a focus on the US. Using material ESG issues as proxies, the report assesses companies’ capacity to manage risk amid environmental deregulation and examines the potential risks associated with changing climate policies.

Readers of this report will learn about:

• Shifting climate and environmental regulations across regions.
• The potential risks environmental policy rollbacks could pose to companies in the utilities sector.
• How US utilities companies are managing the potential risks stemming from regulatory volatility.