Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) appears to have limited engagement with climate policy, and holds mixed to negative positions. While the company appears to have positive top-line statements on climate policy, it has opposed a transition to renewable energy in line with IPCC timelines, and appears to support the continued role of high GHG emitting energy sources. TEPCO holds membership to Industry Associations that hold positions misaligned with IPCC recommendations.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: TEPCO has positive top-line messaging on climate policy. The company recognizes some impacts of climate change in their 2023 Integrated Report published in September 2024.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap did not find any recent evidence of TEPCO’s positions on, or engagement with, specific climate-related policies such as carbon pricing or methane regulations.
Positioning on Energy Transition: TEPCO appears to hold negative positions on the energy transition. TEPCO emphasized concerns with offshore wind power, and suggested a future role for coal and thermal power in the energy mix in August 2024 Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industries (METI) committee. TEPCO repeatedly suggested a transition to renewable energy should be left to market forces in a METI in committee February, committee May, committee June, and committee September 2024.
Industry Association Governance: TEPCO has not disclosed its membership of and engagement with industry associations, nor has it completed an audit of a potential misalignment with its industry associations on climate policy. Yoshihiro Tomioka, an Executive at TEPCO is the Secretary General of Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) and Hideya Kusano, another Executive at TEPCO, is a Director of The Electric Power Council for a Low Carbon Society (ELCS). TEPCO also holds regular membership to Japan Atomic Industry Forum (JAIF), Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), Japan Carbon Frontier Organization (JCOAL), Japan Climate Leader’s Partnership (JCLP), and Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A).
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.