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The Steel Sector’s Global Climate Policy Engagement:
First Half 2024

June 2024

This bulletin offers insights on the climate policy engagement of major steel companies and their industry associations from the first half of 2024.

Corporate Engagement by the Japanese and Korean Steel Industries with the EU CBAM

February 2024

This briefing highlights evidence of corporate engagement by the Japanese and Korean steel industries to weaken the ambition of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM).

The COP28 Corporate Climate Advocacy Landscape

December 2023

Cross-referencing the UNFCCC-disclosed list of registered attendees against InfluenceMap’s database on corporate lobbying shows the balance in favor of companies whose policy engagement and communications are pushing for policy pathways likely to lock-in warming scenarios in excess of the internatio...

The Corporate Sector and Biodiversity Policy

December 2023

New research demonstrates that the world’s largest companies lack transparency around their biodiversity-related advocacy, while retaining membership of industry associations actively opposing critically needed policy.

Corporate Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

December, 2023

This report assesses global corporate advocacy on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the context of the energy transition. It examines the high-level positions of 21 national governments on CCS and maps out linkages between corporate and government messaging on the issue.

Japan’s $1 Tn GX (Green Transformation) Policy

November 2023

The report assesses the alignment of Japan's flagship $1 Tr GX Policy with “Science-Based Policy” (SBP) using benchmarks derived from IPCC's guidance on limiting global temperature rise to the 1.5°C target, and the corporate engagement with the policy.

Asset Managers & Climate Change 2023

August 2023

FinanceMap's 2023 Asset Managers and Climate Change assessment of 45 of the world's largest asset managers shows that the firms have not made significant progress on climate goals since 2021, despite an increase in climate targets through Net Zero Asset Managers and similar initiatives.

Fossil Fuels Climate Lobbying Update #9

June 2023

An overview of the corporate lobbying detected by InfluenceMap related to fossil fuels and methane for the month of May 2023.

Fact Check:
G7 Industry Association Letter

April 2023

InfluenceMap has assessed a 7th March joint letter sent by oil and gas industry associations advocating for fossil gas and LNG development to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on its accuracy using findings and recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Fossil Fuels Climate Lobbying Update #6

March 2023

This briefing contains an overview of the corporate lobbying detected by InfluenceMap related to fossil fuels for the month of February 2023.

Asian Steel Sector Climate Policy Engagement

November 2023

This report contains analysis and scorecards of the climate policy engagement of the largest steelmakers in China, India, Japan and Korea.

Japanese Industry Groups and Climate Policy

November 2022

Heavy industry groups along with the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) dominate Japan's climate agenda. Their staunch opposition to policies like carbon taxation and continued advocacy for thermal fossil power is disconnected from their own support of the government's 2050 net zero target, and i...

Japanese and South Korean LNG Industries and Vietnam’s Energy Transition

June 2022

This report analyzes how Japanese and South Korean industry interests are shaping Vietnam’s climate and energy policy.

Japan's GX (Green Transformation) Policy:
Less Green Than It Appears

January 2023

Flagship 150 trillion yen (USD 1.1 trillion) GX Strategy and Roadmap is under strong negative influence by the heavy industry to weaken carbon pricing policy elements and extend financing to technologies misaligned with the IPCC science, including coal and ammonia thermal power.

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.

The Japanese and South Korean Steel Sectors & Climate Policy

April 2022

This report assesses the climate policy engagement of the Japanese and South Korean steel industries.

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.

Thermal Coal in Asia:
The Real Risks for Investors

October 2019

An investor briefing on Japanese financial sector exposure to coal power

Japan's Energy Choices to 2020

November 2017

This report examines Japan's plans to expand coal both domestically and in Southeast Asia against global trends of accelerated renewable electricity capacity. It finds this strategy is misaligned with the strategic interests of Japan's technology-based industries.

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Japan Platform

InfluenceMap’s Japan platform tracks the real-time climate policy engagement of Japan's 20 largest companies, alongside 50 key industry associations. The platform provides critical information on key entities, their influencing strategies and the impact of this activity at a policy level.