Korea Gas Union

Sector

Energy

Headquarters

Seoul , South Korea

Official Website

kgu.or.kr

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Korea Gas Union appears to have limited engagement with climate policy, and weak disclosure of its climate policy positioning and engagement activities. Korea Gas Union expressed negative top-line messaging on climate science, often mispresenting the global warming potential of fossil fuel emissions while supporting the continued role of fossil gas in the energy mix.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Korea Gas Union expresses negative top-line messaging on climate science. In its ‘Intro to natural gas’ section on the Korea Gas Union’s website accessed in July 2024, Korea Gas Union mispresented the global warming potential of fossil fuel emissions, stating that fossil gas is a ‘pollution-free clean fuel’.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap found limited evidence of Korea Gas Union’s positions on, or engagement with, climate-related regulations in Korea. In an April 2024 Congratulatory remarks in Gas News, the Secretary General of Korea Gas Union stated the need to establish “accurate carbon emission measurement standards”, but the statement takes no clear position on what those standards should be.

Positioning on Energy Transition: Korea Gas Union appears to take a negative position on the transition of the energy mix. According to an October 2024 article published by TodayEnergy, at the ‘2024 KGU Energy Conference’, Choi Yeon-hye, Chairman of the Korea Gas Union, suggested that the long-term role for fossil gas in the energy mix is desirable for the energy security without placing clear conditions on the deployment of CCS or methane abatement measures. In its ‘Use of natural gas’ section on the Korea Gas Union’s website accessed in July 2024, Korea Gas Union supported a continued role of fossil gas as an automobile fuel, unaccompanied by timelines that are aligned with IPCC guidelines. In addition, in a May 2024 Congratulatory remarks in Energy Daily, the Secretary General of Korea Gas Union appeared to oppose the reduction of fossil gas in the energy mix, stating fossil gas as a ‘core energy source of the future’.

This summary was last updated in Q1 2025.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

E+

Performance Band

36%

Organization Score

5%

Engagement Intensity

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of Korea Gas Union can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on Korea Gas Union's direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between Korea Gas Union and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

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Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

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Supporting the Need for Regulations

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Support of UN Climate Process

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Transparency on Legislation

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Carbon Tax

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Emissions Trading

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Energy and Resource Efficiency

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Renewable Energy

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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

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GHG Emission Regulation

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Disclosure on Relationships

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Land Use

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