Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: China Southern Airlines (CSA) has limited engagement with climate policy. It supports China’s 2060 carbon neutrality target, but does not have explicit positions on other climate policy strands between 2021-2023.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: In 2021-23, China Southern Airlines had limited top-line communication on climate policy. In its 2021 Social Responsibility Report, published in April 2022, the company supported China’s 2030 carbon peak and 2060 carbon neutrality targets. It has not communicated support for the Paris Agreement, emissions reduction pathways aligned with the 1.5 temperature target, and the role of government policy in tackling climate change, in the last two years.
Engagement with Climate-related Regulations: InfluenceMap did not find evidence of the company’s engagement with specific climate regulations between 2021-2023.
Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap did not find evidence of the company’s engagement with the low-carbon energy transition between 2021-2023.
Industry Association Governance: China Southern Airlines did not disclose its industry association membership on its website. It is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is actively and negatively engaged with climate policy for aviation.
Additional Note: China Southern Airlines is a listed company with more than 50% of its shares owned by the government of China. State-owned enterprises likely retain channels of direct engagement with government officials that InfluenceMap is unable to assess, and therefore are not represented in China Southern Airlines' engagement intensity metric.