Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Lobbying Overview: In 2023-25, AT&T has engaged with both positive and negative positioning on climate change policy. It advocated for a policy maintaining a high GHG energy mix in Texas and supported the adoption of Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks rules in New Mexico.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: AT&T has limited, positive top-line positions on climate policy. In its Climate Strategy & Transition Plan published in 2024, AT&T appeared supportive of the Paris Agreement. AT&T appeared supportive of net-zero emissions without defining a clear timeline on its Website Accessed in January 2025.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: AT&T supported a strong phase 3 GHG emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles in the US in a December 2023 Joint Letter to the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA).
AT&T disclosed in its 2023 CDP questionnaire it has supported a carbon tax through its participation to the participation in Climate Leadership Council.AT&T has also supported a circular economy but did not disclose its position on the need for legislation in its 2023 Sustainability Report, published in 2024.
Positioning on Energy Transition: AT&T has both positive and negative engagement on the energy transition. According to a Witness List of House State Affairs Committee in March 2023, AT&T defended HB 2127 to prevent local governments in Texas from enforcing regulations in various areas, including natural resources, that go beyond state law. More positively, AT&T supported the adoption of Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks rules in New Mexico in August 2023 regulatory comments.
Its CEO, John Stankey, supported permitting reform to facilitate nuclear energy infrastructure, without taking a clear position on the role of various energy types in the energy mix in a November 2024 Fortune Article.
Industry Association Governance: AT&T discloses a list of its industry associations in its Organization Lobbying Disclosures, published in 2024, but it excludes its membership to Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), the Tenessee Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. AT&T does not appear to have published an audit of its alignment with its industry associations. The CEO of AT&T, John Stankey, is a member of the European Roundtable for Industrialists, which has engaged on climate change policy in Europe with both positive and negative positioning. A Senior Executive of AT&T is a board member of the CalChamber.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2025.