Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Enagás appears to be engaged on climate policy with a mixture of positive and negative positions overall. The company’s top-line communications on climate policy are generally positive, however it supports the long-term role of fossil gas in the energy mix alongside renewable hydrogen.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Enagás’ top-line communications on climate policy appear to be positive. The company CEO, Arturo Gonzalo, recognized the need for urgent action to combat climate change in a March 2024 press release. Furthermore, Enagás appears to support the need for climate regulation, stating in its 2024 Annual Report, published in March 2025, that as part of the ‘We Mean Business Coalition’, the company is committed to driving policies towards a low-carbon economy, such as carbon pricing.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Enagás’ engagement with climate-related regulation appears to be generally negative, albeit relatively limited in 2024 and 2025. The company does not appear to support policies related to renewable energy.
For example, in October 2024 comments submitted on the methodology to determine the GHG emission savings of low-carbon fuels, Enagás opposed the EU Renewable Energy Directive Delegated Act on Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origins (RFNBOs) and its measures for additionality, and temporal and sectoral correlation.
The company has been more active in the past with previous engagement on GHG emissions regulations and energy efficiency policy. In April 2022 comments, Enagás advocated to weaken measures for methane emission leak detection and repair in the EU Methane Regulation. Enagas also suggested that any measures within the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive should not hinder energy supply or consumer bills and advocated for targets to be flexible in feedback in the policy in November 2021.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Enagás’ engagement on the energy transition appears to be mixed, with the company supporting the long-term role of fossil gas in the energy mix and transport sector, but also an expanded role for renewable hydrogen. Enagas also appears to support a role for carbon capture and storage (CCS), but often provides limited details around conditions for storage or use.
For example, in the company’s 2024 Annual Report, published in March 2025, it advocated for the role of fossil gas in the transport sector as well as the role of renewable hydrogen for domestic use, transport and general power generation. The company held a similar position in its previous 2023 Annual Report, published in February 2024. The company CEO, Arturo Gonzalo, also appeared to support liquified natural gas (LNG) in shipping in a February 2023 press release.
In regard to hydrogen, the company supports an increased role for renewable hydrogen but often suggests its use is suitable for non-hard-to-abate sectors. For example, in its 2023 Annual Report, published in February 2024, the company supported the role of hydrogen produced from renewable energy for use in heavy industry. However, on its corporate website accessed in May 2025, Enagás supported the development of hydrogen produced from renewable energy but suggested it is suitable for all sectors. The company also did not appear to support the EU Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonization Package Delegated Act on the definition of low-carbon hydrogen in October 2024 comments, stating that it needs to be simplified. Enagás advocated for hydrogen produced using electricity sourced from low-carbon power purchase agreements (PPAs) without the proposed sustainability criteria including additionality.
Furthermore, the company's support for CCS appears to have limited further details on conditions for storage or the phase out of fossil fuels. For example, in August 2023 comments on the EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, the company supported scaling up CCS and CCU but did not clearly state the uses for the carbon or conditions surrounding its storage and use.
Industry Association Governance: Enagás publicly disclosed a list of its industry association memberships but does not appear to have disclosed an account of its industry associations' positions and engagement activities beyond top-line statements. The company has links to industry associations similarly engaged on climate policy with mixed to negative positions, including Gas Infrastructure Europe, and Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). The company has not undertaken a review of its industry associations.
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.