There is a pressing need for greater transparency and accountability for corporate climate policy engagement, including what companies and their representatives are seeking to achieve via attendance at COP30 in Belém.
InfluenceMap has developed a searchable database showing the track record of organizations whose representatives may be engaging with and attempting to influence the COP process. Hyperlinks in the table can be used to explore full profiles of each entity.
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These updates capture the most important items of evidence collected by the LobbyMap platform, allowing users to track how companies are industry associations are seeking to influence climate policy in real-time. In the run-up to COP 30, the search tools below can be used to track the activity of actors engaging with and attempting to influence the COP process in Belém.
The American Petroleum Institute unveiled its 2026 policy agenda at an event on 13 January. The agenda outlined its position on various measures that would weaken a wide range of biodiversity-related protections. In particular, it reaffirmed its long-held support for permitting reform, emphasizing the need for the “modernization” of both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). Reform of both policies risks the removal of critical safeguards from the environmental review process that protect natural ecosystems from land degradation and pollution. InfluenceMap is tracking cross-sector and industry advocacy for these deregulatory measures on its live policy tracker here.
The agenda stated API’s support for the proposed expansion of both onshore and offshore energy development. In particular, it advocated for “expanded access in the Gulf of America,” and a “durable long-term leasing framework for federal lands and waters and in Alaska,” risking biodiversity loss resulting from land and sea use change.
Furthermore, the agenda restated the API’s opposition to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), claiming it amounts to “foreign regulatory overreach” that threatens “America’s energy advantage at home and abroad.”
There were two feedback periods in October 2025 on the EU Electrification and Heating initiatives. A range of sectors, including industrials and some utilities supported the proposed initiatives. Companies including Siemens, Schneider Electric, Enel, and their industry association WindEurope supported the EU Electrification Action Plan and promoted the rapid expansion of clean power supply and grid infrastructure by 2030, as well as lowering structural barriers that allow fossil fuels to remain comparatively cheaper than electricity. Similar advocacy was seen in feedback on the Heating and Cooling Strategy from EDF, Enel, Panasonic, Danfoss, and the industry association Efficient Buildings Europe, who all supported electrification as the default decarbonization pathway for heating.
In contrast, companies and industry associations from the energy and utilities sectors representing their interests in fossil gas appeared to not fully support the proposed initiatives. Entities such as PGE, GRDF (an Engie subsidiary), Snam, and Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) stressed arguments around flexibility and affordability to push for the continued use of fossil gas or “hybrid” grid infrastructure in the Electrification Action Plan. Similarly, in feedback on the Heating and Cooling Strategy, GRDF and GD4S promoted fossil gas or “hybrid” grid infrastructure and heating systems over direct electrification. Snam and Eurogas also advocated in favour of a technology neutral approach to the decarbonization of heating and cooling over direct electrification.
In response to the August 2025 feedback period and consultation on the EU Grid Package, overall advocacy leaned positive with support for an ambitious package concentrated among electricity generators and some users. Renewable energy developers and renewable energy industry associations, such as GE Verona, Hitachi, SSE, Ørsted, SolarPower Europe and WindEurope emphasized the need for increased grid investment, faster permitting, and system planning aligned with high shares of renewable electricity, as well as greater electrification of end-uses, to meet climate and renewable energy targets.
In contrast, industry associations representing the gas sector expressed concerns about perceived over-prioritisation of electricity and argued either for maintaining “technology neutrality” in grid planning and market design, or claimed that the focus on electrification undermined energy security. This group which included Eurogas, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), and Hydrogen Europe, commonly emphasised the continued role of gas, hydrogen, biogas, or other “molecules” in ensuring system reliability, flexibility, affordability and safeguards the long-term role of gas infrastructure
On 7 January, the US Chamber hosted a "Day of Action" in Washington, D.C., "bringing together business leaders and lawmakers" to push for the passage of several key permitting bills advancing through Congress. In direct meetings with key members of Congress, the group advocated for the passage of the PERMIT Act, which proposes to weaken provisions around the Clean Water Act that may expedite approvals of fossil fuel energy projects, and the SPEED Act, which proposes to narrow the use and scope of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, and may similarly expedite fossil fuel energy projects. The Chamber's in-person event also hosted speeches from several members of Congress directly involved in advancing the bills, including Representative Bruce Westerman, Senator Shelly Moore-Capito, and Senator John Hickenlooper.
In a 14 January LinkedIn post, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) supported progress at Woodside’s Scarborough Energy Project, which includes the construction of subsea infrastructure and a pipeline to transport gas from the Scarborough field to an onshore LNG facility. The CME emphasized the project’s importance for Western Australia’s gas supply and its value for the state’s economy.
Ford, General Motors and Stellantis signed a joint letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on 12 December 2025, asking for the federal government to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard is a key part of Canada's 20230 emissions reduction plan, and would require all new cars sold in Canada to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2035. The companies offered to instead collaborate on existing GHG emissions standards, and supported enhanced government incentives and investments for zero-emission vehicles. The letter was sent by the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, which represents the big 3 US automakers in Canada.
Before the upcoming Union Budget, Tata Motors CEO, Shailesh Chandra, advocated for targeted incentives for entry-level EVs and fleet segment EVs, as reported in an 18 January media article. Chandra urged the government to include fleet segment vehicles in the PM E-Drive scheme, which provides incentives to mainly two and three wheeler electric vehicles used for commercial purposes.
In its pre-Budget recommendations, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) advocated for several incentives for the steel industry, including hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI), concessional green finance, scrap collection and recycling, as reported in an 08 January media article. The industry association emphasized the importance of these measures in accelerating the transition of the steel industry. These recommendations come in the context of the upcoming Union Budget 2026.
In a 8 January press release, the Electric Vehicle Council Chief Executive Julie Delvecchio advocated for the Federal Government’s review of the Electric Car Discount program to increase accessibility to affordable EVs for Australian households. In the same press release, the CEO also called for the Electric Car Discount program to work in tandem with Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard to support the EV transition in alignment with Australia’s 2035 climate goals, stating that the review should “accelerate that momentum – not stall it”.
Recently released FOI documents on 15 January reveal that the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) met with senior government officials from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to advocate against reforms to Australia’s Fuel Tax Credit Scheme (FTC) which would strengthen the climate ambition of the policy. The FTC is a scheme that allows mining companies to claim fuel tax subsidies on fuels used for off-road industry use, including diesel.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) advocated for the government of India to push for green hydrogen mandates in a 14 January press release. CII urged the government to boost green hydrogen development by introducing public procurement mandates for green hydrogen products, creating industry clusters for project development, and to consider policy support for blending fossil gas with hydrogen to transition heavy industry.
In a 13 January New York Times article on the Trump Administration's proposal to amend the Clean Water Act to limit the scope of states and tribes to approve or veto energy projects, American Gas Association (AGA) CEO Karen Harbert appeared to endorse the proposal by stating that "it should not take longer to get the permits to build a pipeline than it does to actually build one." AGA continues to strategically advocate for policy measures that facilitate new fossil gas infrastructure, including by joining the permitting reform push led by US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute that advocates for deregulating key environmental statutes in the US.
Clean energy groups Advanced Energy United and American Clean Power Association issued 8 January press releases celebrating the signing of Illinois affordability legislation, namely The Clean and Reliability Grid Affordability Act. The Act sets an energy storage procurement target and facilitates the use of distributed renewable energy in the state, among other provisions. Both industry groups have a record of supporting state-level policy to increase deployment of clean energy and opposed the Trump Administration's recent stop-work orders on wind energy projects.
In a 7 January testimony before the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (the Alliance) advocated to significantly reduce the stringency of the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Alliance stated that existing rules were unachievable and new rules should exclude electric vehicles. Excluding electric vehicles, which are highly energy-efficient, from CAFE standards could dramatically weaken the rules.
The Alliance also advocated for CAFE standards to continue to improve the fuel economy of new vehicles, but NHTSA's proposed rule does not achieve this. In 2022, the actual average miles per gallon (mpg) of the new light vehicle fleet sold in the US was 36.5 mpg according to the EPA. NHTSA's new proposed rule requires the fleet in 2031 to achieve only 34.5 mpg, which is less efficient than the vehicles currently being sold in the US.
In a 22 December joint letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), major trade groups including the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Mining Association, the American Gas Association, and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America supported the Trump administration's proposed revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which may accelerate the buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure and risks significant biodiversity loss. The letter specifically supported critical habitat exemptions for land with "meaningful" economic value, the removal of blanket protections for threatened species under the ESA's "take" rules, advocated for the exemption of federal lands from critical habitat designations, and broadly supported reverting the current rules – updated under the Biden administration in 2022 and 2024 – to the previous regulations established in 2019 under the first Trump administration. More detailed assessment of the letter's biodiversity impacts can be found under InfluenceMap's Biodiversity program for the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Mining Association.
In a committee meeting held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on 11 December, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) supported policy to advance energy efficiency in Japan. In the same committee meeting, FEPC also 2022841supported electrification and the transition away from fossil fuels.
In a committee meeting held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on 26 December, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) supported the need for government intervention to support an increase in offshore wind energy in the energy mix, suggesting that the framework become an effective mechanism for promoting project implementation.
A Guardian article from 19 December revealed how Toyota is using "retro-style video games" to encourage its US workforce to lobby against environmental rules, including California's Advanced Clean Cars II rule, through an internal platform called 'Toyota Policy Drivers'. The platform encourages staff to take actions to influence US environmental rules, including by sending letters to Members of Congress.
The US Chamber supported the passage of the Reliable Power Act in a 16 December open letter to the US House of Representatives. The legislation would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to review any agency regulations that impact the availability of "reliable" power generation, which could shield fossil fuel generating units from closure under regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the Department of Energy (DOE). The Chamber's letter highlighted the impacts of rapid growth in electricity demand and argued that the legislation would ensure that federal regulations do not undermine the "growth of AI and other industries critical to global competitiveness and national security."
Following the passage of the SPEED Act in the House, the Natural Gas Council -- comprised of the American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Natural Gas Supply Association, and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America -- issued an 18 December press release that celebrated the bill and urged the Senate to pass a permitting reform package that would "expedite permitting processes for natural gas infrastructure." The SPEED Act proposes to narrow the use and scope of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, including by placing limits on community involvement and judicial review, and also proposes to prohibit legal challenges to the establishment of categorical exclusions, which may expedite fossil fuel energy projects.
