Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Change Policy Overview: Jemena is actively engaged on climate-related policies and holds mixed positions on climate-related policy in Australia. The company also shows mixed positions on the energy transition, supporting the increased role of biogas and green hydrogen whilst continuing to advocate for the expansion of fossil gas infrastructure.
Top-Line Messaging on Climate Policy: Jemena displays positive top-line messaging on climate change. The company partially acknowledged the link between climate change and human activity, emphasizing the impacts of methane emissions in a February 2025 Climate Transition Plan 2025 document. In a June 2024 2025-2030 Access Arrangement Proposal document, the company also appeared to advocate for the need to limit temperature rise to below 2°C. In the same document, published June 2024, Jemena appeared to support the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-related Policy: Jemena has mixed engagement with climate-related policy in Australia. In a July 2024 submission to Australia’s Hydrogen Production Tax Incentives, the company appeared to advocate for a position which risks weakening the ambition of the production tax incentives, stressing that eligibility requirements should extend to projects smaller than 10MW.
However, Jemena appeared to support Australia’s Guarantee of Origin scheme, stating that product GO certifications should have “fair, technology‐agnostic, and workable treatment” on all renewable energy sources in a November 2023 consultation response and in a September 2024 submission to the Inquiry into the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024 and related bills.
The company has also consistently advocated for the introduction of a Renewable Gas Target in Australia. For instance, the company called for a Renewable Gas Target for the growth of Australia’s renewable gas market in a media release, accessed February 2025. Jemena Managing Director David Gillespie likewise advocated for the introduction of a Renewable Gas Target, stating that the proposed target can help initiate the decarbonization of “sectors heavily reliant on combustible fuels” in a June 2024 article in AFR.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Jemena appears to support the decarbonization of industry while advocating for new fossil gas infrastructure. For example, the company stated that the decarbonization of the electricity generation sector can be better achieved by an increased use of renewable gases, including biogas and hydrogen blends while also prioritizing the switch from coal to fossil gas in an April 2024 submission to Australia’s Electricity and Energy Sector Plan. Jemena also stressed concerns surrounding the time constraints of green hydrogen-based production to promote the use of existing fossil gas infrastructures for blending hydrogen into natural gas, as demonstrated in an August 2023 submission to Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy Review.
Industry Association Governance: Jemena disclosed a partial account of its membership to industry associations in its 2023 Sustainability Report, published in May 2024, but did not disclose any further details as to the type of membership and the role held within these groups. The company maintains membership to the Australian Energy Producers and the Energy Users Association of Australia, which promote a prolonged role for fossil gas in the energy mix. Jemena also maintains membership to industry associations that support the transition to a clean energy mix, the Australian Hydrogen Council, and the Clean Energy Council.
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.