Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Enbridge exhibits strategic policy engagement that is broadly misaligned with policy pathways for the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature rise to below 1.5°C. The company opposes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulations and actively promotes fossil gas use in North America.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Enbridge demonstrates both positive and negative positions on high-level climate targets and the science-based response to climate change. In its 2024 CDP response, the company supported the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Canadian government’s goal of achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. However, an Enbridge representative appeared to advocate for a less urgent approach to climate change than recommended by the IPCC in November 2024 testimony to an Ontario government committee, calling for an approach which balances emissions reductions with affordability, reliability, energy security and economic growth.
Enbridge also exhibits broadly negative positions on the need for climate policy. In a March 2024 joint letter to policymakers, the company highlighted the strengths of Canada’s carbon pricing systems to justify opposition to the implementation of new GHG emissions regulations. Enbridge does not support sectoral emissions rules in Canada and advocates for policies which consider competitiveness impacts, according to its 2024 CDP response.
Engagement with Climate-Related Policies: Enbridge demonstrates negative engagement with specific climate-related regulations, undertaking obstructive advocacy on a range of GHG emissions policies in Canada and the US. In Canada, the company has consistently opposed the federal government’s proposed Oil and Gas Emissions Cap, including in a March 2024 joint letter and an April 2025 joint letter, arguing that the cap will limit the oil and gas sector’s ability to grow production. In the same April 2025 joint letter, Enbridge called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the industrial Output-Based Pricing System, which is the benchmark that standardizes stringency for Canada’s provincial carbon pricing systems. The company was unsupportive of Canada’s methane regulations for the oil and gas sector in February 2024 comments and the federal Clean Electricity Regulations in November 2023 comments to policymakers. In the United States, the company called on the US Environmental Protection Agency to re-evaluate its 2024 emissions guidelines for fossil power plants, according to Enbridge’s 2024 Sustainability Report published in May 2025.
Enbridge also engages on policies at the provincial level in Canada, most notably in Ontario. Recent engagement includes November 2024 testimony and December 2024 comments advocating for ‘beneficial electrification’ to be excluded from energy efficiency programs in Ontario, even when switching from higher-emitting fuels to electricity creates a more efficient energy system overall.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Enbridge appears unsupportive of an energy transition in line with IPCC recommendations and calls for fossil fuel expansion. Often, in its advocacy for expanding fossil fuels, Enbridge claims that North American fossil fuels can ‘reduce’ global GHG emissions through a coal-to-gas transition. For instance, in testimony to a Canadian Parliamentary Committee in June 2024, an Enbridge executive advocated for expanded fossil gas production in Canada, stating that Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG) can provide energy security and reduce emissions in Europe and Asia. InfluenceMap identified similar claims in the company’s January 2025 comments to the Ontario government promoting fossil gas in the province’s long-term energy mix, and April 2024 comments to the US Department of Energy in advocating for a 5-year LNG export permit. The company’s advocacy is misaligned with IPCC pathways to 1.5°C warming, which highlight the need for a significant reduction in fossil fuel use globally.
Industry Association Governance: Enbridge disclosed its industry association memberships in its 2024 Sustainability Report, published in May 2025, including a partial but not complete account of its industry associations' positions and engagement activities on specific climate-related policies. Enbridge holds board representation on multiple industry associations which undertake obstructive advocacy on climate policy, including the American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Gas Association. The company also holds membership in the American Clean Power Association, which typically supports ambitious climate policy.
A detailed assessment of the company's review of its climate policy engagement can be found on InfluenceMap's CA100+ Investor Hub here.
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 Q3 2025.