Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Lobbying Overview: Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) demonstrates broadly positive engagement with climate policy in 2023-25. The company appears supportive of the electrification of the transport sector and a circular economy.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: CATL expresses positive top-line messaging on climate policy. According to a September 2024 corporate news piece, CATL’s Chairman, Robin Zeng, recognized the urgent need to combat climate change. In another September 2024 corporate news piece, Robin Zeng expressed support for a circular economy to achieve urgent emissions reductions.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: CATL has limited but positive engagement with climate-related regulations. According to a March 2024 BJX article, CATL advocated for policies on solid industrial waste in China to take a life-cycle approach in a Two Sessions policy proposal.
Positioning on Energy Transition: CATL demonstrates positive positioning on the energy transition. According to a March 2025 Jiemian article, Robin Zeng advocated for policy support for new energy storage. According to a March 2024 BJX article, he called for policies to promote the decarbonization of heavy-duty vehicles and bidirectional charging technology. According to a January 2024 corporate news piece, Robin Zeng recognized the role of critical minerals in the energy transition while acknowledging their social and environmental sustainability risks.
Industry Association Governance: As of April 2025, CATL does not appear to have disclosed its membership of industry associations in its corporate reporting. The company does not appear to be a member of any industry associations in InfluenceMap’s database.
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 Q2 2025.