Jun. 14, 2022
Dear SEC SEC Comments, As a Nebraska farmer, I am writing to submit comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The proposed rule is an overreach by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Farmers and ranchers like me are already heavily regulated by multiple agencies at the local, state, and the federal level. The proposed rule's focus on the value chain for climate-related risks and impacts under Scope 3 means the start of the value chain, like farms and ranches, will face a burden in having to provide unknown costs. Farmers play a leading role in climate sustainability and know how to care for the land we love dearly. It is the job of elected lawmakers, not unelected regulators at the SEC, to adopt policies related to farms and ranches. I urge you to please stay within your jurisdiction. Regards, Patrick Lorens