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).
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...
This report analyzes how Japanese and South Korean industry interests are shaping Vietnam’s climate and energy policy.
This report assesses the climate policy engagement of the Japanese and South Korean steel industries.
FinanceMap's Asset Managers and Climate Change for 2021 looks at the sector's performance on portfolios, stewardship (engagement), and shareholder resolutions.
Corporate Influencing of Japan's Climate and Energy Choices
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.
An investor briefing on Japanese financial sector exposure to coal power
The economic viability of new and existing coal power investments in Japan.
Report by Carbon Tracker Initiative
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.
