Responsible buyer
Operations, finance, compliance, and program owners accountable for done-for-you California SB 253 GHG reports and the assurance-ready evidence file behind them.
Review desk · evidence ledger
Climate Disclosure Engine
Give done-for-you California SB 253 GHG reports and the assurance-ready evidence file behind them a traceable record from intake through release.
1 · Thesis Roughly four thousand large companies must, for the first time in their history, file a government greenhouse-gas emissions report in California — the inaugural SB 253 Scope 1 & 2 deadline is now November 10, 2026 , with civil penalties up to $500,000 per year for non-compliance Verified .
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Who this is for
A precise operating owner, not a generic audience.
Cost of the gap
1 · Thesis Roughly four thousand large companies must, for the first time in their history, file a government greenhouse-gas emissions report in California — the inaugural SB 253 Scope 1 & 2 deadline is now November 10, 2026 , with civil penalties up to $500,000 per year for non-compliance Verified .
Outcome
10 · The outcome we sell Deliverable A submitted, CARB-conformant Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions report for the covered entity, plus a structured assurance-ready evidence binder : organizational-boundary memo, data-source register, emission-factor citations, calculation workpapers, estimation/exclusion log, and an officer-attestation package.
Decision rule
Proceed only when the source record, service boundary, responsible reviewer, and release criteria can be named before work begins.
Method
The work moves through visible states.
- Scope12 · AI-vs-human operations pipeline AI Extract activity data from bills, invoices, fleet & refrigerant logs AI Classify records to scope/category; flag gaps Rules Unit conversion, eGRID/factor mapping, CO₂e math, GWP Operator Review boundary memo, estimates, edge-case factors AI Draft methodology narrative, exclusion log, workpapers Rules Completeness & report-schema validation Senior reviewer Approve attestation package & sign-off readiness Customer Officer reviews & attests; we file to CARB Blue = AI-owned · grey = deterministic rules · amber = trained operator · red = senior reviewer chokepoint · green = customer touchpoint.
- CollectThe customer sees only the first and last green steps and their named expert.
- NormalizeNormalize records and preserve file-level provenance.
- ValidateRun deterministic completeness and consistency checks.
- ResolveRoute missing, conflicting, or unsupported items to an exception queue.
- ReviewHave a qualified human review the release candidate.
- ReleaseRelease the final pack with an audit trail and correction path.
Engagement
Buy the reviewed outcome, with boundaries written down.
15 · Pricing, legality & unit economics Primary model Fixed per-entity annual report fee (tiered by facility count / data complexity), plus an assurance-readiness retainer that grows as the 2027/2030 assurance bar rises. Scope 3 (2027) priced as an add-on module. Why not hourly Hourly punishes our own automation and caps margin. A fixed outcome fee lets every efficiency gain accrue to us while the customer gets price certainty — the core AI-native flywheel.
Release package
- 10 · The outcome we sell Deliverable A submitted, CARB-conformant Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions report for the covered entity, plus a structured assurance-ready evidence binder : organizational-boundary memo, data-source register, emission-factor citations, calculation workpapers, estimation/exclusion log, and an officer-attestation package.
- Acceptance criteria Report accepted by CARB's reporting mechanism without deficiency notice.
- Every reported figure traceable to a source document and an emission factor.
- Binder structured to the standards limited assurance will test from 2027 (ISO 14064-3 / ISSA 5000 mapping).
Proof standard
Operating evidence: No verified cycle-time result is published yet. The first result will be calculated from accepted intake through qualified-human release.
Client evidence: No client identity or case narrative is published. A reference may appear only after written permission and factual review.
Volume evidence: No completed-client count is claimed. Counts will be published only after the delivery ledger and provider records reconcile.
Evidence room
Authority comes from traceable sources, not decorative claims.
- CARB — California Corporate GHG Reporting & Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure ProgramsSource identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- CARB — Approves climate transparency regulation (news)Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- Watershed — Guide to California's climate disclosure rules (SB 253/261/219)Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- Baker Tilly — SB 253 & SB 261 update (thresholds, penalties)Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- Greenberg Traurig — CARB adopts initial regulations (Mar 2026)Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- Linklaters — SB 253 first-year deadline deferred to November 10, 2026Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- Davis Polk — CARB workshop & 2027 assurance proposalsSource identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
- ISS-Corporate — CARB SB 253 update (April 2026)Source identified in the canonical blueprint; verify currency before client reliance.
Service boundary
Automation prepares. A qualified human releases.
Climate Disclosure Engine is an operational documentation and processing service operated by Your Deputy, Obuke LLC. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal, tax, medical, financial, or other licensed professional advice. Consumer and personal debt matters are not accepted. The client retains its licensed professionals and decision authority. Automation may organize and check records, but a qualified human must review and release every client deliverable.
- Unsupported facts remain unresolved, never inferred into a client deliverable.
- Jurisdiction-specific or licensed questions are routed to the client's professional.
- Every correction retains the source, reviewer, version, and reason for change.
Questions
Know the limits before intake.
Is this legal or professional advice?
No. This is bounded operational documentation and processing support. Licensed judgment remains with the client and its professionals.
Does automation make the final decision?
No. It can organize records, run declared checks, and prepare an exception queue. A qualified human reviews and releases every deliverable.
Is a client portal or CRM already active?
This public site does not claim an active portal integration. Portal access is provisioned only after the relevant backend is configured and independently verified.
What happens when evidence conflicts?
The item is placed in an exception state with its sources and owner. It is not silently resolved or presented as verified.
Fit diagnostic
Send enough context to scope the next conversation—no sensitive files.
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