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    InfluenceMap is an independent think tank that provides data and analysis on how business and finance are affecting the climate crisis. We place great importance on evidence-based assessment using reliable data and rigorous methodologies. Our work is used extensively by powerful actors in finance, business, campaigns, policymaking, and the media to drive meaningful change. InfluenceMap is philanthropically funded and based in London, with offices in Tokyo and New York.

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    Climate Policy Engagement
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    InfluenceMap's programs generate timely and topical reports on a variety of themes around climate change and business. They have been cited in over 2,000 media stories since 2015 and used extensively by investors, corporations and policymakers. Browse our online library by report category.

    The Automotive Sector and Climate Change

    May 2022

    InfluenceMap's new interactive Automotive Climate Tool for the first time combines leading analysis of the automotive sector's climate policy engagement, with industry-standard IHS Markit data on automakers' zero-emissions vehicle production strategies.

    Automotive and Transport

    The US Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Regulation

    May, 2022

    Despite a growing consensus among financial regulators that climate change poses significant risks to the insurance sector, industry associations representing the largest US insurance companies have been actively engaged in efforts to weaken and delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at both the federal and state levels.

    Sustainable FinanceUnited States

    The U.S. Power Sector and Climate Policy

    April 2022

    Utilities carry significant clout in policymaking processes, particularly at the subnational level, and have a critical role to play in advancing the legislation and regulation needed to mitigate climate change. This report analyzes the climate policy engagement of the 25 largest investor-owned energy utilities in the U.S., covering over 80% of the total market cap of publicly listed utilities. The results show a wide spectrum of engagement with climate policy, indicating a highly fractured sector in terms of climate policy positioning.

    Climate Policy EngagementUnited States

    Climate Policy Engagement

    The U.S. Power Sector and Climate Policy

    April 2022

    Utilities carry significant clout in policymaking processes, particularly at the subnational level, and have a critical role to play in advancing the legislation and regulation needed to mitigate climate change. This report analyzes the climate policy engagement of the 25 largest investor-owned energy utilities in the U.S., covering over 80% of the total market cap of publicly listed utilities. The results show a wide spectrum of engagement with climate policy, indicating a highly fractured sector in terms of climate policy positioning.

    Climate Policy EngagementUnited States

    Does Corporate Europe Support Paris-Aligned Climate Policy?

    April 2022

    InfluenceMap’s new platform tracks the climate change policy engagement activity of over 70 companies and 30 industry associations headquartered in the EU. Findings include an overall ranking for each company and industry association based on InfluenceMap’s A-to-F system of scoring, indicating support for – or opposition to – Paris-aligned climate policy. The platform also allows users to explore the links between companies and industry associations, and to examine in real time the impact of corporate and industry climate policy engagement on critical EU climate policy streams.

    Climate Policy EngagementEurope

    The Japanese and South Korean Steel Sectors & Climate Policy

    April 2022

    InfluenceMap’s new report finds that Japanese and South Korean steel companies rank among the most negative on climate policy engagement when compared with their global competitors. This opposition to Paris-aligned climate policy contrasts with many of the steel sector’s customers (in real estate, construction, machinery) which have stronger climate goals and are more likely to support government action on climate change.

    Climate Policy EngagementJapanKorea
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    Finance and Climate Risk

    Finance and Climate Change

    March, 2022

    A comprehensive assessment of the world's 30 largest listed financial institutions shows a clear disconnect between the concrete short-term targets and actions needed to address the climate emergency and the limited, long-term targets currently being set by the financial sector. This research seeks to compare the sector's stated climate policies and commitments to its climate-relevant financing and policy lobbying activities.

    Finance and Climate RiskSustainable Finance

    Corporate America and the Build Back Better Act

    October 2021

    This briefing analyzes the 20 largest, US-based companies with InfluenceMap Organization Scores over 65, indicating broadly positive positioning towards climate change policy. Despite their apparent support for climate action, the majority of these companies are not publicly endorsing the Build Back Better Act.

    Climate Policy EngagementFinance and Climate RiskUnited States

    Climate Funds:
    Are They Paris Aligned?

    August, 2021

    This research assesses 723 equity funds specifically marketed using ESG- and climate-related key words, with over US$330 billion in total net assets. It does so on the basis of two climate criteria (portfolio Paris Agreement alignment and fossil fuel intensity) likely to be of primary interest to investors in funds marketed in this manner.

    Finance and Climate Risk
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    Sector, Country and Company

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    Energy Policy

    The EU's Green Deal vs The Fossil Gas Industry

    February, 2022

    An analysis of industry's playbook to promote fossil gas in Europe

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyEuropeFossil Fuels

    The Reconciliation Bill and Climate Lobbying

    September 2021

    The US government is proposing a bold climate policy and fiscal spending agenda which will face its crucial test in US Congress in late September 2021. The $3.5 trillion 'Reconciliation Bill' has been described as a “once in lifetime” chance to pass meaningful climate policy in the United States.

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyUnited States

    The Aviation Industry and European Climate Policy

    June, 2021

    New research shows the aviation sector has emerged as one of the strongest opponents of climate policy in Europe. While many industrial sectors are in the process of transformation in response to the EU’s strengthened climate agenda, the aviation sector has instead pursued a lobbying strategy to avoid effective regulation.

    New research shows the aviation sector has emerged as one of the strongest opponents of climate policy in Europe. While many industrial sectors are in the process of transformation in response to the EU’s strengthened climate agenda, the aviation sector has instead pursued a lobbying strategy to avoid effective regulation.

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyEuropeAutomotive and Transport
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    Sustainable Finance

    The US Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Regulation

    May, 2022

    Despite a growing consensus among financial regulators that climate change poses significant risks to the insurance sector, industry associations representing the largest US insurance companies have been actively engaged in efforts to weaken and delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at both the federal and state levels.

    Sustainable FinanceUnited States

    Finance and Climate Change

    March, 2022

    A comprehensive assessment of the world's 30 largest listed financial institutions shows a clear disconnect between the concrete short-term targets and actions needed to address the climate emergency and the limited, long-term targets currently being set by the financial sector. This research seeks to compare the sector's stated climate policies and commitments to its climate-relevant financing and policy lobbying activities.

    Finance and Climate RiskSustainable Finance

    The US Chamber of Commerce and Lobbying on Climate Change Disclosure Regulations

    November, 2021

    The industry group is at odds with investors and its finance sector members on emerging US disclosure requirements

    Climate Policy EngagementSustainable FinanceUnited States
    View All Sustainable Finance

    Japan

    The Japanese and South Korean Steel Sectors & Climate Policy

    April 2022

    InfluenceMap’s new report finds that Japanese and South Korean steel companies rank among the most negative on climate policy engagement when compared with their global competitors. This opposition to Paris-aligned climate policy contrasts with many of the steel sector’s customers (in real estate, construction, machinery) which have stronger climate goals and are more likely to support government action on climate change.

    Climate Policy EngagementJapanKorea

    報告書 野心的なEUタクソノミーに反対する日本の産業界のロビー活動

    InfluenceMap報告書

    引用にはこちらのリンクを使用してください。

    See this link for the English version.

    Sustainable FinanceJapan

    How Japanese Industry Lobbied Against a Strong EU Taxonomy

    April 2nd, 2020

    The following briefing focuses on how Japanese industry associations lobbied the Taxonomy and considers how these lobbying positions contrast with those of some leading European financial institutions.

    Climate Policy EngagementSustainable FinanceFinance and Climate RiskJapan
    View All Japan

    Social Media

    Big Tech and Climate Policy

    January, 2021

    The five Big Tech companies (Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook & Microsoft) account for more than 25% of the value of the S&P500 and 20% of its Q3 2020 profits.

    Climate Policy EngagementSocial MediaUnited StatesTechnology
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    Australia

    Australia:
    Key Lobbying Updates Jan-Sept 2021


    This Lobbying Update provides details of corporate lobbying on key policies in 2021 thus far, including the Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap, the inquiry into the prudential regulation of investment in Australia's export industries, the gas-fired recovery plan, the remit expansion to ARENA, and post 2025 market design options. InfluenceMap will continue to provide corporate lobbying updates regularly on this platform.

    Climate Policy EngagementAustralia

    Does Corporate Australia Support Paris-Aligned Climate Policy?

    September 2021

    InfluenceMap's new research looked at the 50 most economically significant companies in Australia in relation to climate change and their potential to influence climate policy. The research found that none are strategically supporting Australian climate policy in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. In contrast, nearly half of the companies assessed hold policy positions that are misaligned from the goals of the Paris Agreement. Full details are on InfluenceMap's interactive platform.

    Climate Policy EngagementAustralia

    Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Are Dominating Climate Policy Battles During COVID-19

    July 9th, 2020

    New research from InfluenceMap shows the oil and gas sector to have dominated climate-related policy battles throughout COVID-19 crisis.

    Climate Policy EngagementAustraliaEuropeUnited StatesFossil Fuels
    View All Australia

    Automotive and Transport

    The Automotive Sector and Climate Change

    May 2022

    InfluenceMap's new interactive Automotive Climate Tool for the first time combines leading analysis of the automotive sector's climate policy engagement, with industry-standard IHS Markit data on automakers' zero-emissions vehicle production strategies.

    Automotive and Transport

    European Automotive Suppliers & EU Climate Policy

    January 13th, 2022

    How Auto Parts Makers are Lobbying to Delay EU’s Decarbonization Agenda

    Climate Policy EngagementEuropeAutomotive and Transport

    German Automakers And Climate Policy

    November, 2021

    German automakers dominate the fight to weaken climate regulation

    Climate Policy EngagementEuropeAutomotive and Transport
    View All Automotive and Transport

    Fossil Fuels

    The EU's Green Deal vs The Fossil Gas Industry

    February, 2022

    An analysis of industry's playbook to promote fossil gas in Europe

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyEuropeFossil Fuels

    Gas & Power Companies Divided on the EU's Taxonomy

    February 2021

    European companies backing robust, science-based regulation on CO2 emissions under the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy are also performing better on stock markets when compared with their peers that are opposing the same policy, according to analysis of InfluenceMap's policy position scores and financial metrics from external databases.

    Climate Policy EngagementSustainable FinanceEnergy PolicyEuropeElectric PowerFossil Fuels

    Lobbying on the EU Taxonomy's Green Criteria

    December, 2020

    Intensive lobbying throughout 2020 from ‘real economy’ sectors has extracted significant concessions from the European Commission on its EU Sustainable Finance taxonomy.

    Climate Policy EngagementSustainable FinanceFinance and Climate RiskEuropeFossil Fuels
    View All Fossil Fuels

    Electric Power

    Gas & Power Companies Divided on the EU's Taxonomy

    February 2021

    European companies backing robust, science-based regulation on CO2 emissions under the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy are also performing better on stock markets when compared with their peers that are opposing the same policy, according to analysis of InfluenceMap's policy position scores and financial metrics from external databases.

    Climate Policy EngagementSustainable FinanceEnergy PolicyEuropeElectric PowerFossil Fuels

    Gridlock in UK Power Markets

    October 2017

    This report finds the Big Six utility companies have undue influence on UK energy policy and regulation, hindering the clean energy transition and posing significant investor risk.

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyEuropeElectric Power

    The Dirty Dozen – Diesel Power Subsidisation in the UK

    December 2016

    How taxpayer's funding is being spent on diesel subsidies worth almost £260m

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyElectric Power
    View All Electric Power

    Korea

    The Japanese and South Korean Steel Sectors & Climate Policy

    April 2022

    InfluenceMap’s new report finds that Japanese and South Korean steel companies rank among the most negative on climate policy engagement when compared with their global competitors. This opposition to Paris-aligned climate policy contrasts with many of the steel sector’s customers (in real estate, construction, machinery) which have stronger climate goals and are more likely to support government action on climate change.

    Climate Policy EngagementJapanKorea
    View All Korea

    Europe

    Does Corporate Europe Support Paris-Aligned Climate Policy?

    April 2022

    InfluenceMap’s new platform tracks the climate change policy engagement activity of over 70 companies and 30 industry associations headquartered in the EU. Findings include an overall ranking for each company and industry association based on InfluenceMap’s A-to-F system of scoring, indicating support for – or opposition to – Paris-aligned climate policy. The platform also allows users to explore the links between companies and industry associations, and to examine in real time the impact of corporate and industry climate policy engagement on critical EU climate policy streams.

    Climate Policy EngagementEurope

    The EU's Green Deal vs The Fossil Gas Industry

    February, 2022

    An analysis of industry's playbook to promote fossil gas in Europe

    Climate Policy EngagementEnergy PolicyEuropeFossil Fuels

    European Automotive Suppliers & EU Climate Policy

    January 13th, 2022

    How Auto Parts Makers are Lobbying to Delay EU’s Decarbonization Agenda

    Climate Policy EngagementEuropeAutomotive and Transport
    View All Europe

    United States

    The US Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Regulation

    May, 2022

    Despite a growing consensus among financial regulators that climate change poses significant risks to the insurance sector, industry associations representing the largest US insurance companies have been actively engaged in efforts to weaken and delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at both the federal and state levels.

    Sustainable FinanceUnited States

    The U.S. Power Sector and Climate Policy

    April 2022

    Utilities carry significant clout in policymaking processes, particularly at the subnational level, and have a critical role to play in advancing the legislation and regulation needed to mitigate climate change. This report analyzes the climate policy engagement of the 25 largest investor-owned energy utilities in the U.S., covering over 80% of the total market cap of publicly listed utilities. The results show a wide spectrum of engagement with climate policy, indicating a highly fractured sector in terms of climate policy positioning.

    Climate Policy EngagementUnited States

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Climate Policy

    March, 2022
    Climate Policy EngagementUnited StatesInvestor Briefing
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    Technology

    Big Tech and Climate Policy

    January, 2021

    The five Big Tech companies (Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook & Microsoft) account for more than 25% of the value of the S&P500 and 20% of its Q3 2020 profits.

    Climate Policy EngagementSocial MediaUnited StatesTechnology

    Apple Scores an A for Climate Lobbying

    April 2016

    Research by InfluenceMap reveals the California based tech giant's pledges on the use of renewable energy are backed up by its calls to policy makers to push through ambitious climate change policy and legislation. Apple tops our current scoring with its recent support of ambitious climate policy and is the first to score an "A" in our system.

    Climate Policy EngagementUnited StatesTechnology
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  • Media
  • Media

    In The Media
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    Read a selection of the major news coverage that InfluenceMap’s analysis has generated in the press and media around the globe.

    The Guardian

    18 May 2022

    World’s largest carmakers lagging behind on switch to electric vehicles: study

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    CNN

    11 April 2022

    Banks say they're getting tough on coal, but they keep lending trillions to polluters

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    Le Figaro

    25 March 2022

    Climate: Investments by major global banks contradict their promises, report says

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    In The Media

    The Guardian

    18 May 2022

    World’s largest carmakers lagging behind on switch to electric vehicles: study

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    CNN

    11 April 2022

    Banks say they're getting tough on coal, but they keep lending trillions to polluters

    Click for full article

    Le Figaro

    25 March 2022

    Climate: Investments by major global banks contradict their promises, report says

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    Press Releases

    US Oil & Gas Sector Used Ukraine to Push Expansion

    United StatesFossil Fuels

    Global Automakers Undermining 1.5°C Climate Pathway

    Automotive and Transport

    The US Insurance Sector’s Mixed Messages on Climate Change

    Sustainable FinanceUnited States
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  • Programs
  • Programs

    LobbyMap

    InfluenceMap maintains the world’s leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy around the globe. Our research and reports have been informing investors, the media and the corporate sector since 2015. InfluenceMap is a data provider to the Climate Action 100+ investor process.

    Japan Energy Transition Initiative

    FinanceMap

    InfluenceMap maintains the FinanceMap platform which is the most comprehensive publicly available metrics and analysis of the asset management sector through a climate lens, both on portfolios and corporate stewardship.

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