Government Relations and Public Policy

The document outlines how corporate government relations specialists can align company policy with climate goals. It emphasizes the necessity of advocating for supportive legislation, such as clean energy standards, and ensuring that lobbying expenditures and trade association memberships do not contradict climate ambitions. Key recommendations include tracking climate-related policies, disclosing climate risks, avoiding 'double-dipping' lobbyists who represent the fossil fuel industry, and utilizing internal carbon pricing to maintain accountability.

• Corporate climate goals often depend on government action, such as the need for "government investments in nationwide charging infrastructure" to support a transition to an all-EV fleet.
• Professionals are encouraged to ensure their companies do not employ lobbyists who simultaneously represent the fossil fuel industry, noting that "Thousands of state-level lobbyists represent oil and gas companies while also representing businesses and other institutions actively working to reduce emissions."
• The guide recommends that companies evaluate their trade association memberships and, if those associations "lobby against climate policy", the company should either push for action or exit the association.
• To maintain internal accountability, the document suggests using policy and regulatory insights to help finance teams "craft an internal carbon price".

APA

Project Drawdown (n.d.). Government Relations and Public Policy. https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/government-relations-and-public-policy

Chicago

Project Drawdown. Government Relations and Public Policy. n.d. https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/government-relations-and-public-policy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{projectdrawdownndgovernment, author = {{Project Drawdown}}, title = {{Government Relations and Public Policy}}, institution = {Project Drawdown}, url = {https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/government-relations-and-public-policy}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }