Tag: InfluenceMap

New Study Finds Japan’s $1Tr GX (Green Transformation) Climate Plan Misaligned with IPCC Climate Science Pathways to 1.5°C

Stuart Mitchell

A new study by InfluenceMap has found that the Japanese government’s flagship $1 Tr Green Transformation (GX) Policy is misaligned with the guidance by the global scientific authority on climate change, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The study shows that strategic influence by Japan’s heavy industry sectors, led by steel, electric utilities, and automotive industry associations, dominated corporate engagement on the policy. The research tests for alignment with “Science-Based Policy” (SBP) using benchmarks derived from IPCC’s guidance on limiting global temperature rise to the 1.5°C target.…

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Corporate Leaders Groups top InfluenceMap ranking on climate policy engagement

Stuart Mitchell

InfluenceMap has recently launched an interactive platform tracking influencing efforts of companies and industry associations on key files within the EU Green Deal’s landmark initiative of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The Corporate Leaders Groups were awarded an “A” ranking for their ongoing policy engagement for climate action, topping the industrial association list. InfluenceMap ranked 70 companies and 30 industry associations headquartered in the EU based on how they have supported or opposed the advancement of more ambitious climate action. Their assessment and scoring methods focus on companies’ and industry associations’ publicly available…

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