A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide chairs the climate change committee of MEDEF
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide has indirect relationship with MEDEF through UIC and GIFAS
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide chairs the climate change committee of MEDEF
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide has indirect relationship with MEDEF through UIC and GIFAS
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior executive is President of France Chimie Normandie, an associate member of Cefic. Air Liquide has an indirect membership of Cefic.
Régis Saadi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior executive is President of France Chimie Normandie, an associate member of Cefic. Air Liquide has an indirect membership of Cefic.
Régis Saadi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive is President of the Technical Commission on Energy Efficiency and Climate at UNIDEN
Raphaëlle Imbault
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive is chairman of Energy and Environment Taskforce at VEMW, member of IFIEC
Jaap Oldenziel
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Chairman of the Management Board of Air Liquide Deutschland is on the board of the trade association VIK which is a member of IFIEC
Gilles Le Van
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association UNIDEN
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive is President of the Technical Commission on Energy Efficiency and Climate at UNIDEN
Raphaëlle Imbault
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior Executive is chairman of Energy and Environment Taskforce at VEMW, member of IFIEC
Jaap Oldenziel
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Chairman of the Management Board of Air Liquide Deutschland is on the board of the trade association VIK which is a member of IFIEC
Gilles Le Van
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide is an indirect member of IFIEC through membership of association UNIDEN
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide is an indirect member of ICC through the French National ICC Committee
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A Senior Executive of Air Liquide is a Vice Chair of ICC National Committee
Thierry Sueur
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Air Liquide is an indirect member of ICC through the French National ICC Committee
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
A Senior Executive of Air Liquide is a Vice Chair of ICC National Committee
Thierry Sueur
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Air Liquide is an indirect member of BusinessEurope through an indirect membership of Medef
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Vice-President European Energy and Industries Affairs of Air Liquide is chairman of the energy and climate working group
Olivier Imbault
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Air Liquide is an indirect member of BusinessEurope through an indirect membership of Medef
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Vice-President European Energy and Industries Affairs of Air Liquide is chairman of the energy and climate working group
Olivier Imbault
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Climate Lobbying Overview: Air Liquide is actively supporting policy to promote the role of hydrogen in the energy mix but has appeared unsupportive of broader regulatory ambition on climate change in Europe.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: The company’s website recognizes IPCC recommendations on the need to make drastic emission reductions by 2050. However, Air Liquide does not appear to have explicitly stated support for Europe’s ‘net-zero’ 2050 climate ambition. In a 2018 consultation on the EU's long-term strategy on climate, Air Liquide indicated a preference for an alternate target of 80-95% emission reductions and also appeared to highlight concerns over competitiveness from non-EU countries not engaging in a low-carbon transition.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Air Liquide has not disclosed a recent position on the EU Emissions Trading System, despite taking positions unsupportive of efforts to raise the carbon price in the past, informed by concerns regarding industrial competitiveness. In its 2019 CDP response, Air Liquide disclosed that it continued to emphasize this point in its advocacy efforts via CEO Benoit Potier’s position within European Roundtable of Industrialists between 2014-2018. In 2020, however, an Air Liquide spokesperson communicated a supportive position regarding the positive impact of an emission trading scheme on the role of the hydrogen sector in China.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Air Liquide has actively promoted a role for hydrogen in the energy mix both globally via the Hydrogen Council initiative, and directly to policymakers at the EU level. However, the company's engagement on this issue, as evidenced in its 2020 feedback to policymakers on the EU Hydrogen Strategy, has stressed the importance of 'blue' hydrogen, relying on natural gas and the development of CCS technologies, to accompany 'green' hydrogen, produced via renewables
Industry Association Governance: Air Liquide retains a number of strong links to organizations that appear not to fully support regulatory intervention on climate change, including BusinessEurope and MEDEF. While the company has reported on some of its industry association links via its CDP disclosure, it has not disclosed a comprehensive public audit of its industry association memberships and alignment on climate change policy.