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.