Reports

Browse a selection of our reports below which are focused on the media, investors civil society groups and policy makers.

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, an...

The Japanese and South Korean Steel Sectors & Climate Policy

April 2022

InfluenceMap’s new report finds that Japanese and South Korean steel companies rank among the most negative on climate policy engagement when compared with their global competitors. This opposition to Paris-aligned climate policy contrasts with many of the steel sector’s customers (in real estate...

Asset Managers and Climate Change 2021

January, 2021

FinanceMap's Asset Managers and Climate Change for 2021 looks at the sector's performance on portfolios, stewardship (engagement), and shareholder resolutions.

Japanese Industry Groups and Climate Policy

August 2020

Corporate Influencing of Japan's Climate and Energy Choices

報告書 野心的なEUタクソノミーに反対する日本の産業界のロビー活動

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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

Land of the Rising Sun and Offshore Wind

October 2019

The economic viability of new and existing coal power investments in Japan.

Report by Carbon Tracker Initiative

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.