Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Performance Band
Performance Band (A+ to F) is a full measure of a company’s climate policy engagement, combining the assessment of both its direct engagement (Organisation Score) and that of its industry associations (Relationship Score). Grades from A+ to B indicate broad support for Paris-aligned climate policy, with grades from D to F indicating increasingly obstructive climate policy engagement. Where InfluenceMap's analysis detects both limited direct and indirect engagement with climate policy, a Performance Band is not computed and, in this case, it is indicated as N/A. Further details can be found here.
Organisation Score
The Organisation Score (expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100) is a measure of how supportive or obstructive the company’s direct policy engagement is towards Paris-Agreement aligned climate policy, with 0 being fully opposed and 100 being fully supportive. If the company's Engagement Intensity is below 5% (that is, limited direct policy engagement from the entity being scored) InfluenceMap does not compute an Organisational Score and, in this case, it is indicated as N/A. Further details can be found here.
Engagement Intensity
The engagement intensity (EI) is a metric of the extent to which the company is engaging on climate change policy matters, whether positively or negatively. It is a number from 0 (no engagement at all) to 100 (full engagement on all queries/data points). EI scores over 13 indicate some active engagement on climate policy streams, EI scores over 25 indicate increasingly strategic engagement.
Relationship Score, December 2020
A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
Updated terminology, February 2021
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
- Details of Organization Score
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What do the 0,1,2 and NSs, NAs mean?
Each cell in the organization's matrix presents a chance for us to assess each data source against our column of climate change policy queries. We score from -2 to 2, with negative scores representing evidence of obstructive influence. "NA" means "not applicable" and "NS" means "not scored" - that is we did not find any evidence either way. In both cases, the cell's weighting is re-distributed over others. Red and blue cells represent highly interesting negative or positive influence respectively. Full details can be found here.
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Main Web Site
The main organizational Web site of the company and its direct links to major affiliates and attached documents. |
Social Media
We search other media and sites funded or controlled by the organization, such as social media (Twitter, Facebook) and direct advertising campaigns of the organization. |
CDP Responses
We assess and score responses to two questions from CDP's climate change information request (12.3 a & 12.3c) related to political influence questions (currently these are not numerically scored by the CDP process). |
Legislative Consultations
Comments from the entity being scored on governmental regulatory consultation processes, including those obtained by InfluenceMap through Freedom of Information requests. |
Media Reports
Here we search in a consistent manner (the organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
CEO Messaging
Here we search in a consistent manner (the CEO/Chairman, organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
Financial Disclosures
We search 10-K and 20-F SEC filings where available, and non US equivalents where not. . |
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Communication of Climate Science
Is the organization transparent and clear about its position on climate change science? |
1
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2
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NA | NS |
2
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NS | NA |
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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action
Is the organization supporting the science-based response to climate change as set out by the IPCC? (the IPCC) |
-1
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-1
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NA |
-1
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-1
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2
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NA |
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Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
-1
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-1
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NA |
-1
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-2
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-2
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NA |
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Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
1
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-1
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NA | NS | NS |
-1
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NA |
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Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
1
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NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
-1
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-1
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NA |
-1
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-1
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-1
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NA |
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Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
-1
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0
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NA |
-2
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-1
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-1
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NA |
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Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
NS | NS | NA | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
NS | NS | NA | NS | NS |
0
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NA |
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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies
Is the organization supporting an IPCC-aligned transition of the economy away from carbon-emitting technologies, including supporting relevant policy and legislative measures to enable this transition? |
-2
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-1
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NA |
-2
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-2
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-1
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NA |
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GHG Emission Regulation
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: GHG emission standards and targets. Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Standards, targets, and other regulatory measures directly targeting Greenhouse Gas emissions |
-1
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-1
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NA |
-2
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-1
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-2
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NA |
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Disclosure on Relationships
Is the organization transparent about its involvement with industry associations that are influencing climate policy, including the extent to which it is aligned with these groups on climate? |
1
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NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Climate Lobbying Overview: Whilst the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has acknowledged climate change and the need for action, its lobbying clearly favours the Canadian oil and gas sector’s global competitiveness in opposition to climate change policy. The organization is also using its energy platform Vote Energy to influence voters prior to the 2021 federal election on issues regarding energy and climate policies. It seems CAPP has successfully lobbied to weaken Canada’s federal Clean Fuel Standard.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: As of October 2021, CAPP has acknowledged some of the science of climate change on its website. In a December 2020 press release, it appears to support the target of achieving a net-zero economy by 2050 in Canada. However, as reported by National Observer in May 2021, CAPP’s support for net-zero comes with an emphasis on “what it changes for affordability of all aspects of the economy.” Regarding national policies in general, the organization has called for protection of the competitiveness of emission-intensive industries from regulations on its corporate website, last accessed in September 2021. Additionally, on its energy platform Vote Energy in August 2021, CAPP suggested double counting the Internationally Transferable Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs), which is contested under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In August 2020, CAPP has suggested that the British Colombia of Canada should offer a scheme to offset carbon tax in a tweet. Earlier in March that year, in a letter to House of Commons, CAPP advocated the government to freeze carbon price at $30/tonne to help the economy recover from covid pandemic.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Regarding energy transition, CAPP has opposed International Energy Agency (IEA)’s call to end developing new oil fields and coal-fired power generation in its magazine Context in June 2021, arguing that such transition will “turn the national economy upside down and cause unprecedented social and political upheaval.” It also appears to support natural gas as a cleaner, transitional fuel over other zero-carbon options on its website in 2021. The organization has consistently communicated support for building additional infrastructure, including natural gas power plants and pipelines, to export Canadian LNG abroad, through corporate reporting, corporate magazine, and opinion essays on newspaper in 2021. In addition, CAPP has used its energy platform Vote Energy to advocate for a number of tax measures to subsidize the oil and gas industry in August 2021. In 2020, CAPP has written several letters to Minister of Natural Resources Canada where it advocated for subsidies for oil and gas sector in the range of $27 to 30 billion and a 100% tax deduction on all oil and gas sector capital investments.