ENBRIDGE INC

- Regulation - Environmental Regulation . Carbon pricing in the form of carbon charges, carbon levies, or other carbon pricing frameworks poses risks to our business, including potential reduced demand for our services and decreased economic viability for our projects. We are also subject to anti-greenwashing legislation and are impacted by climate-related disclosure requirements in development in certain jurisdictions where we operate. Such evolving policy, legislation and regulation could influence commodity demand, and the overall energy mix we deliver and has already led to increased compliance risk and costs, including higher costs for our customers. Stakeholder opposition to parts of our business and the energy industry, particularly fossil fuels, continues to pose risks to our business such as climate-related protests, complaints, litigation and regulatory actions, including against Enbridge. In addition, anti-ESG activism has grown, creating competing stakeholder priorities, fragmented regulatory regimes, and greater uncertainty. We have faced, and expect to continue to face, climate-related legal challenges. Defending and resolving these claims has resulted in increased costs and will likely lead to additional expenses, and could affect our reputation, strategy, and financial performance. 47 Technology risks Achieving our emissions reduction goals depends partly on technological improvements, innovation, and modernization of our existing assets.