Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: The Japan Mining Industry Association (JMIA) exhibits engagement with climate change policy and holds both positive and negative positions on science-aligned climate policy.. The association has limited engagement with specific climate policies but appeared to be unsupportive of renewable levies and taxes.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: JMIA has limited positions in its top-line messaging on climate policy, it has not explicitly supported the Paris Agreement or the need for emission reductions to respond to climate change. However, the association appears unsupportive of the need for climate change regulation in recent evidence. For example, in a July 2024 request for establishment of mining policy submitted to the the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), Ministry of Finance (MoF), and Ministry of the environment (MoE), the association appeared to advocate for a voluntary response to climate change over government regulation. In a February 2023 resources and fuels committee at METI, JMIA also did not specify whether it supports carbon pricing.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: JMIA has a mix of positive and negative engagement with specific climate-related policies. In an August 2023 document about the Carbon Neutral Action Plan, JMIA stated support for the 2030 GHG emissions target. However, in an April 2025 greetings from the chairman on its corporate website, the chairman, Tetsuya Tanaka, advocated for exemptions from renewable energy levies or taxes. The association also advocated for exemptions from renewable energy levies or taxes in a July 2024 request for establishment of mining policy submitted to METI, MoF, and MoE.
JMIA’s position on energy efficiency policy is also unclear. For example, in a July 2024 request for establishment of mining policy submitted to METI, MoF, and MoE, the association supported energy efficiency measures, but it was unclear if it supported legislative energy efficiency standards or targets.
Positioning on Energy Transition: JMIA supports the role of renewables and nuclear in the energy mix but frequently excludes details on whether this support is aligned with IPCC guidelines. In a January 2024 Industrial Structure Council at METI, JMIA recognized the role of critical minerals in energy transition technologies (i.e. in wind turbines, solar panels, EVs), while clearly supporting the transition towards these technologies. However, the association supported the maximized use of nuclear and renewable energy in the energy mix but was unclear or ambiguous as to how it sees nuclear role with regards to a full transition towards a zero-emission energy system in an April 2025 greetings from the chairman on its corporate website.
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 (April-June) 2025.