Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Boeing exhibits both positive and negative strategic engagement with science-aligned climate policy in 2023-25. Boeing supports a 2050 net-zero CO2 emissions goal and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) incentives. However, the company advocated for weaker sustainability criteria for SAFs in the US and retains memberships to several industry associations opposing stringent regulatory intervention on climate.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: In its 2024 US Advocacy report, released in 2024, Boeing stated support for the Paris Agreement and the aviation industry’s 2050 net-zero emissions goal. Similarly, in its 2024 Sustainability report, released in June 2024, Boeing disclosed engagement] with policymakers on the 2050 transition, without specifying positioning and supported net-zero CO2 emissions from commercial aviation by 2050.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In 2023-25, Boeing had both positive and negative engagement with specific climate regulations. Boeing supporting the Clean Fuel Production Credit through the 'Big Beautiful Bill' which proposes amendments to the credit that are likely to reduce the emissions' reduction potential of the policy in a May 2025 document published by the ‘SAF Coalition’. This position was echoed in different posts by the SAF Coalition on X in May 2025. Through its participation in the SAF Coalition, Boeing supported the Farm to Fly Act which promotes aviation fuels produced from agricultural crops in a February 2025 press release. Additionally, Boeing supported the Trump Administration's 'Big Beautiful Bill', which proposes to remove indirect land use change calculations from carbon intensity calculations though a May 2025 report published by the SAF Coalition. Boeing also opposed an exclusion for funding for Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) fuels in the UK in a June 2024 Consultation Response. However, in a November 2023 consultation response on Australia’s Green Paper, Boeing generally supported the development of more stringent sustainability criteria for SAFs aligned with the UN body for aviation.
In a May 2024 media article Boeing appeared to support a 5-year delay to the CO2 emissions standards for Boeing 767F planes for domestic flights. In its 2024 Sustainability Report, published in June 2024, Boeing supported a global 2030 5% carbon intensity reduction target for aviation fuel.
Regarding EU policy, Boeing supported the non-CO2 monitoring, reporting and verification scheme under the EU ETS in a July 2024 consultation response. However, it supported CORSIA as the primary measure for flights from the UK to EEA and Switzerland over the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in a February 2025 Consultation Response.
Boeing supported a Revenue Support Mechanism for SAFs in the UK through its participation in the Back British SAF coalition’s website accessed in July 2025. In June 2024 consultation response, it also supported a UK SAF revenue certainty mechanism, with the exception that it is funded by Government alongside free emissions allowances based on SAF uptake under the UK ETS. In a November 2023 response to Australia’s Aviation Green Paper, Boeing supported policies incentivizing SAFs, including multipliers, tax exemptions and subsidies. Boeing also appeared to support Japan's SAF mandate and advocated for additional incentives in an April 2024 Joint Study.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Boeing’s Hydrogen and SAF Fact Sheet, published in April 2025, supported a switch to synthetic fuels and hydrogen-powered aircraft in the medium to long-term. In July 2024 Australian Consultation Response, Boeing supported increased use of SAF, alongside synthetic fuels and hydrogen and electric aircraft in the longer-term.
Industry Association Governance: Boeing publicly discloses an incomplete list of its memberships to industry associations engaged on climate policy in its 2025 US Advocacy Report published in May 2025 without disclosing their climate policy positions, nor the company’s role within each association. Boeing has not published a review of its alignment with its industry associations. Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of Boeing, is on the board at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). A Senior executive at Boeing is chair of the Board of Directors at the AmCham EU, and another senior executive is on the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters board of directors. Additional membership Boeing holds include the National Association of Manufacturers, BusinessEurope, US Chamber of Commerce, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), all of which have opposed ambitious climate policy. Boeing is also member of Airlines UK, Business Council of Australia and Airlines for Europe which have both positive and negative engagement on climate policy.
A detailed assessment of the company's corporate review on climate policy engagement can be found on InfluenceMap's CA100+ Investor Hub here.
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 Q3 2025.