Statement of Resource Person, Dylan Tanner 6 November 2018 1. A frequent conclusion of InfluenceMap’s analysis is that large corporations are increasingly messaging positive support for climate policy for example by stating support for the Paris Agreement or a “price on carbon” while undermining the detailed regulatory implementation processes which would make such top line aspirations successful. The report Big Oil and the obstruction of climate regulations (InfluenceMap, October 2015) documented this trend in detail following significant public relations activity by the European oil/gas majors over support for a price on carbon.55 The report noted then that “Shell is on the on the board of CEFIC (the powerful European chemicals trade body) that recently lobbied aggressively against much needed reform of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, critical for an effective price on carbon. Shell has also been lobbying against European Commission energy efficiency and renewable energy targets and regulation, which raises questions about the consistency of its own messaging.” 2. InfluenceMap’s research has isolated similar inconsistencies between the top line statements on climate change policy by ExxonMobil, BP, Total, Chevron and their direct or indirect lobbying activities. A shareholder resolution presented to Rio Tinto in 2018, regarding the misalignment of its climate policy positioning compared to that of the Minerals Council of Australia and other trade groups, relied on InfluenceMap analysis to inform its argument.56 3. This inconsistent and deceptive messaging on climate policy by many of the Carbon Majors continues unabated and represents a key part of their current influencing strategy. Large corporations and trade associations possess significant financial and staffing resources, enabling them to create a narrative of apparent support for climate policy to the media and investors while they continue to undermine the critical detailed and technical processes needed for policy progress on climate change. In total, an InfluenceMap report from 2016 estimates that the global oil and gas industry may be spending up to $500 million per year on obstructing climate policy globally.57 10) Conclusions 1. InfluenceMap’s thorough analysis shows the Carbon Majors, operating both individually and through global networks of lobby groups, continue to systematically oppose ambitious and urgently needed climate policy as recommended by the IPCC and proposed by bodies mandated to tackle climate change. This statement notes two key and landmark strands of climate policy which have been diluted or stopped since 2010 - the US Clean Power Plan and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. These are by no means isolated examples with InfluenceMap’s analysis of the lobbying practices of 55 Oil and gas majors call for carbon pricing, Shell Oil Website, Press Release dated June 2015 56 Australian Center for Corporate Responsibility website, Rio, 2018 57 An investor enquiry: how much big oil spends on climate lobbying, InfluenceMap, April 2016 14