The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation, providing a legal framework to protect and manage ‘matters of national environmental significance’. The legislation covers environmental assessment and approval processes for new developments in Australia, including major energy projects. The second independent review of the EPBC Act commenced in October 2019, which included a discussion regarding the inclusion of a climate trigger within the scope of the legislation. In February 2020, the EPBC Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020 was introduced to the Senate, which proposed penalties for emissions-intensive actions.
Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies; GHG Emission Regulation
Active: Open to reform. Opportunity to positively influence progression of Bill.
Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies; GHG Emission Regulation
Active: Open to reform. Opportunity to positively influence progression of Bill.
The table below lists the entities tracked by InfluenceMap which have publicly engaged with the policy. InfluenceMap tracks around 300 companies and 150 industry associations globally. Each entity links back to the entities’ full InfluenceMap profile, where the evidence of its engagement can be found.
Influencemap Performance Band | Organization | Engagement Intensity | ||
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C+ | AGL Australia | 39 | Utilities | Oceania |
D | Alcoa | 14 | Metals & Mining | North America |
C- | Ampol Limited (formerly Caltex Australia) | 10 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | Anglo American | 23 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
B | Apple | 30 | Information Technology | North America |
C | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group | 11 | Financials | Oceania |
D- | Banpu | 10 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | BHP | 38 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C- | Bluescope Steel | 35 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D+ | Boral Limited | 8 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C | BP | 61 | Energy | Europe |
D- | Chevron | 49 | Energy | North America |
C- | CLP Holdings (EnergyAustralia) | 19 | Utilities | Asia |
D+ | Coles Group | 3 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
C+ | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 7 | Financials | Oceania |
D- | ConocoPhillips | 38 | Energy | North America |
D | ExxonMobil | 52 | Energy | North America |
C- | Fortescue Metals Group | 29 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D- | Glencore International | 31 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
C | Insurance Australia Group | 7 | Financials | Oceania |
C- | Lendlease | 5 | Construction Materials | Oceania |
C | Macquarie Group | 20 | Financials | Oceania |
D+ | Mitsubishi Corporation | 22 | Industrials | Asia |
B- | National Australia Bank | 12 | Financials | Oceania |
D+ | Orica | 17 | Industrials | Oceania |
C- | Origin Energy | 44 | Energy | Oceania |
F | Peabody | 19 | Metals & Mining | North America |
C- | Qantas Airways | 13 | Transportation | Oceania |
D+ | Rio Tinto Group | 39 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
C | Shell | 64 | Energy | Europe |
D | Santos | 23 | Energy | Oceania |
N/A | Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) | 3 | Telecommunications | Asia |
D+ | South32 | 15 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C | Suncorp | 8 | Financials | Oceania |
F | Sunset Power International (Delta Electricity) | 15 | Utilities | Oceania |
C | Telstra | 9 | Telecommunications | Oceania |
D+ | Virgin Australia | 7 | Transportation | Oceania |
D | Viva Energy | 12 | Energy | Oceania |
C- | Wesfarmers | 14 | Retailing | Oceania |
C+ | Westpac Banking Corporation | 15 | Financials | Oceania |
E- | Whitehaven Coal | 21 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D- | Woodside | 40 | Energy | Oceania |
C | Woolworths Ltd | 10 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
E+ | Yancoal | 14 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D | Toyota Motor | 39 | Automobiles | Asia |
N/A | AMP | 5 | Financials | Oceania |
C | Holcim | 48 | Construction Materials | Europe |
N/A | Metcash | 2 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
D | Beach Energy | 10 | Energy | North America |
D- | Newcrest Mining | 6 | Materials | Oceania |
D+ | InterGen | 6 | Energy | Europe |
C- | Snowy Hydro | 12 | Energy | Oceania |
D | Tamboran Resources | 13 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | Senex Energy | 11 | Energy | Oceania |