Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd provides extensive and specific detail on every aspect of its climate-policy lobbying. It names multiple concrete measures it engages on, including alignment with the “UNEP OGMP2.0 Reporting Framework,” the roll-out of its own “Exploration and Production Minimum Environmental Specification (MES)” for methane reporting, support for Malaysia’s “Global Methane Pledge,” contributions to the national Circular Economy Roadmap for plastics, and work on the National Energy Policy and Natural Gas Roadmap. The company also spells out how it seeks to influence these policies: hosting the ASEAN Energy Sector Methane Roundtable with USAID and the ASEAN Centre for Energy, participating in the United States Department of Energy’s Methane Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification technical working group, submitting a White Paper through the Methanol Institute and the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association to the Malaysian Government, and advocating through its regulatory arm, Malaysia Petroleum Management, with upstream operators and relevant ministries. Finally, Petronas is explicit about what it wants those engagements to achieve, backing “50% reduction of methane emissions by 2025 for PETRONAS Groupwide natural gas value chain from 2019 baseline,” a “70% reduction in absolute methane emissions by 2030,” and calling for “effective regulation for ASEAN methane emission reduction,” while also pushing for an advanced plastic-recycling industry and wider adoption of green and renewable methanol. The combination of clearly identified policies, well-described engagement channels with specified targets, and measurable policy outcomes demonstrates a very high level of transparency in its climate-related lobbying activities. | 4 |