Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Japan Foreign Trade Council (JFTC) appears to have limited recent engagement with climate policy, and tends to take mixed positions on climate change policy. The association has mostly positive top-line messaging but appears to hold mixed positions on the energy transition, having unclear timelines on the transition to low carbon energy, and emphasizing economic concerns around a move away from fossil fuels.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: JFTC has mostly positive and limited top-line messaging on climate policy. The company supported general renewable energy legislation in a policy proposal published in October 2024, but was unclear in their support for carbon pricing in an September 2023 Chairman Press Conference. InfluenceMap has not found recent positions by JFTC on IPCC-demanded emissions reductions, the Paris Agreement, nor the need for climate policy in general.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap did not find any recent evidence of JFTC’s positions on, or engagement with, specific climate-related policies such as carbon pricing or methane regulations.
Positioning on Energy Transition: JFTC appears to hold mixed positions on the energy transition. The company appeared to support transition to low carbon energy, but with unclear timelines in a May 2024 Chairman Message In a July 2024 Chairman Press Conference, the chairman emphasized concerns around the economic feasibility of a move away from fossil fuel in the energy mix under the 7th Strategic Energy Plan.
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 (Apr-Jun) 2025.