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Methanex has established a dedicated internal structure for overseeing its advocacy, as evidenced by its statement that “we created a new position, the Director for Low-carbon Regulation and Advocacy, to centralize our advocacy efforts,” while also confirming that “any lobbying activities are overseen by the managing directors of our manufacturing regions, each of whom reports to a member of the executive leadership team.” This indicates clear assignment of responsibility. However, the company does not disclose a policy or formal process to ensure alignment of its direct and indirect lobbying—through industry bodies like “the Methanol Institute” and “the American Chemistry Council”—with its climate strategy, and it declines to make a public commitment to engage in line with the Paris Agreement, noting “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years.” We found no evidence of a systematic review or monitoring procedure to assess whether its advocacy is consistent with its low-carbon objectives.
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Methanex Corp offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. The company says it "work[s] with governments to advance initiatives that support the transition to a low carbon economy, including the benefits of methanol,” but it does not name any specific laws, regulations, or bills it has tried to influence, leaving the actual policies lobbied unclear. It indicates that it "proactively engage[s] with public policy officials" and participates in industry bodies such as the Methanol Institute and the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, yet it does not describe the concrete tools used (for example, written submissions, hearings, or direct meetings) nor identify which government departments or lawmakers were approached. Finally, while the company voices a general goal of supporting a low-carbon transition, it provides no concrete legislative changes, targets, or amendments it is seeking through that engagement, beyond the broad statement that it wants to highlight the “benefits of methanol.” Overall, the disclosure signals that some lobbying takes place but gives little detail on the specific policies, methods, or outcomes involved.
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