Informing the policy debate

Comprehensive, coherent and consistent policies are a crucial part of the journey to net zero. The right policy and regulatory conditions could help to provide more profitable investment opportunities through the energy transition. We advocate robust policies, legislation and regulations in areas where we can best support the decarbonisation of our customers and reduce our own emissions.

Our advocacy, directly with governments, and indirectly through industry associations and coalitions, is a key part of our strategy. We engage with governments, regulators and policymakers in different ways to help shape policy, legislation and regulation. We provide information, views and recommendations on new proposals, and highlight where we believe there are policy gaps.

We also engage with governments and policymakers indirectly, for example through our participation in industry associations and coalitions. We recognise that industry associations may represent many members and sometimes we may have different views on a topic. We review our key industry association memberships every two years. We join coalitions where there is likely to be a common advocacy objective.

We aim to help inform the wider debate around the energy transition in other ways, including through our energy security scenarios and scenario sketches,[1] and through speeches and media engagement.