Chubu Electric Power

Sector

Utilities

Headquarters

Nagoya, Japan

Official Website

chuden.co.jp

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Chubu Electric Power has low engagement with climate policy in Japan and holds both positive and negative positions. The company is a member of industry associations in Japan such as the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC), which have engaged negatively with climate policies.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Chubu Electric Power appears to have limited top-line statements on climate policy. It supported the Paris Agreement in the corporate website of its subsidiary, Chubu Miraiz, accessed in January 2025. At a press conference in May 2024, Chubu Electric Power CEO Kingo Hayashi appeared to conditionally support carbon pricing, suggesting the cost should be shared with the public.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Chubu Electric Power appears to have limited recent engagement with specific climate related regulations.

Positioning on Energy Transition: Chubu Electric Power supports a role for renewables alongside nuclear energy in Japan’s energy mix, but also appears to advocate for the continued use of fossil fuels. In the 13th GX Meeting held in October 2024, Chairman Katsuno advocated for an energy mix combining liquified natural gas (LNG) with renewable energy and nuclear power, without placing clear conditions on the need for CCS or methane emission abatement on the use of gas. According to a May 2024 media report by Jiji.com, CEO Hayashi appeared to oppose the phase out of coal on the basis of ammonia co-firing and the use of CCS.

Industry Association Governance: Chubu Electric Power disclosed its membership to a number of industry associations through its 2023 CDP response, but the disclosure does not include all industry association memberships identified in InfluenceMap’s database and does not provide details on each organization’s positions and engagement activities on climate policy. The company has not published a review of its industry association memberships and climate policy engagement. The CEO of Chubu Electric Power is the Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).

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.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

D+

Performance Band

51%

Organization Score

58%

Relationship Score

11%

Engagement Intensity

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of Chubu Electric Power can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on Chubu Electric Power's direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between Chubu Electric Power and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

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Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

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Supporting the Need for Regulations

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Support of UN Climate Process

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Transparency on Legislation

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Carbon Tax

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Emissions Trading

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Energy and Resource Efficiency

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Renewable Energy

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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

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GHG Emission Regulation

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Disclosure on Relationships

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Land Use

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