National Mining Association (NMA)

Sector

Metals & Mining

Headquarters

Washington DC, United States

Official Website

nma.org

Brands and Associated Companies

NMA

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Policy Engagement Overview: The National Mining Association (NMA) engages negatively and actively with climate-related policy in the US. The NMA has strongly opposed emissions reduction standards and policy to transition the energy mix, consistently advocating for a long-term role for coal.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: The National Mining Association (NMA) has limited top-line messaging on climate policy. The group acknowledged the USA’s 2021 re-commitment to the Paris Agreement on its website, accessed in August 2024, but did not clearly support the climate treaty. On the same webpage, the NMA supported government policy to set up market-based solutions on climate, but it is unclear if it supports government regulation to address climate change. The group does not appear to have publicly supported action to address GHG emissions reductions in the last two years.

Engagement with Climate-Related Policy: The National Mining Association (NMA) engages on climate-related policies with negative positions, strongly opposing regulations to tackle GHG emissions in the US. The group has consistently opposed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions standards for existing coal and new gas power plants, such as in April 2024 and December 2023 comments to policymakers, in which it suggested that the proposed standards were unachievable. Additionally, in May 2024, the NMA took legal action against these standards, submitting a petition for review to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, advocating for their removal.

In February 2023 comments on the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation, the NMA also opposed the GHG targets in the proposal, which would direct federal contractors to set science-based targets to reduce their GHG emissions. The NMA also suggested that the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council is acting beyond its legal boundary.

Positioning on Energy Transition: The National Mining Association (NMA) has strongly opposed the clean energy transition, with a focus on preserving a long-term role for coal in the US energy mix. The group has consistently opposed the early retirement of coal assets in its engagement with the EPA’s power plant rules while emphasizing the intermittency of renewables, such as in April 2024 comments.

In September 2023 comments, the NMA advocated for policymakers to withdraw the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase 2 Revisions, which proposed the consideration of GHG emissions as a key factor in project reviews, thus prolonging the permitting process for fossil fuel projects. Additionally, in July 2024, the NMA emphasized increased costs on coal, oil, and gas producers in its joint industry lawsuit against the U.S. Conservation and Landscape Health Rule.

The NMA has recognized a role for critical minerals in electric vehicle supply chains without clearly supporting the electrification of transport itself in line with IPCC recommendations. For example, in a February 2024 industry letter to policymakers, the group called for an extension of the 45X tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act to facilitate the growth of the US critical mineral supply chain in relation to electric vehicles, without clarifying support for the overall electrification of transport in line with IPCC recommendations.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

E-

Performance Band

25%

Organization Score

21%

Engagement Intensity

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of National Mining Association (NMA) 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 National Mining Association (NMA)'s direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between National Mining Association (NMA) and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

DATA SOURCES
QUERIES
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

1NSNANS0NSNA

Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

NSNSNANS0NSNA

Supporting the Need for Regulations

0-2NANSNSNSNA

Support of UN Climate Process

0NSNANSNSNSNA

Transparency on Legislation

0NANANANANANA

Carbon Tax

NSNSNANSNSNSNA

Emissions Trading

NSNSNANSNSNSNA

Energy and Resource Efficiency

NSNSNANSNSNSNA

Renewable Energy

NS-2NANSNSNSNA

Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

-2-2NA-1-2-1NA

GHG Emission Regulation

-2-2NA-2-2-2NA

Disclosure on Relationships

1NSNANANANANA

Land Use

NSNSNANSNSNSNS