InfluenceMap analysis finds that cross-sector and fossil fuel industry groups have recently ramped up their deregulatory appeals to Congress, with an increase in advocacy before and after the October–mid-November government shutdown. These industry groups have endorsed legislation—such as the SPEED ...
This analysis examines how car and truck manufacturers ongoing campaign to weaken environmental regulations in the US could pressure neighboring countries Canada and Mexico to weaken their own regulations, triggering a "domino effect" throughout North America.
In 2025, new industry voices are chiming in on Europe's energy future—countering long-standing pro-fossil fuel advocacy by vested interests. Between 2024 and 2025, in consultation responses on the EU Energy Security Framework, InfluenceMap finds an emerging contingent of industry voices from the ren...
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced plans for mandatory sustainability disclosures in 2021—an important step to improve transparency and encourage responsible investment in the country. Last month, the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB) released the interim standards...
Initial findings from new InfluenceMap research indicate that corporate communications around the term “just transition” are generally misaligned with international framework definitions, suggesting that influential companies and industry groups may be risking both the energy transition and its just...
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)—which represents major Japanese automakers including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Suzuki—is expanding its global policy engagement, opposing major climate regulations worldwide and framing this as support for a “multi-pathway” approach to decarboni...
This data sheet highlights key trends in truck manufacturer advocacy on heavy-duty vehicle regulations in the EU, US, and Brazil.
In 2019, the European Commission recognized the EU’s responsibility for around 10% of the global share of deforestation and first outlined its intention to address the EU’s impact on deforestation, citing its significant climate and biodiversity-related implications. The EU Regulation on Deforestati...
Ten years after Dieselgate—the emissions scandal in which Volkswagen Group and other major automotive companies were found to be manipulating emissions tests—industry players are pushing for policy amendments that would significantly underestimate the true environmental impact of internal combustion...
In April 2025, the Trump administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) initiated the preparation of the 11th National Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), following Trump administration orders on “Unleashing American Energy.”
The Trump administration has taken several recent actions to repeal, delay, or weaken US climate policy—which have clear connections to the fossil fuel industry’s policy asks.
Many fund managers have abandoned their climate-related fund names since the commencement of European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) fund naming guidelines in May 2025.
In this analysis, we overview recent industry engagement on key biodiversity policies. InfluenceMap tracks developments in corporate engagement with biodiversity policy in real time on the LobbyMap database.
This data sheet highlights oil and gas industry efforts to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the US and fact checks common narratives that the industry employs to mislead policymakers and the public on the benefits of LNG.
