InfluenceMap’s data on the climate policy engagement activities of Shell PLC (referred to hereon as Shell) and BP have consistently showed the disconnect between the companies’ top line climate statements (the latter of which has been remarkably positive in recent years) and their actual behavior towards the all-important details of global climate and energy policy – without which, company commitments to net zero become increasingly harder to achieve. Recent roll backs by BP and further commitments to oil and gas from Shell suggest actual climate policy engagement on the crucial details of emerging rules and regulations is a far more accurate proxy for corporate thinking on climate, rather than top line statements or long-term transition plans.