Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | APA Group provides a high level of visibility over its climate-policy advocacy. It names several identifiable initiatives it has engaged on, including the Federal Government’s “Future Gas Strategy”, the Australian Energy Market Operator’s “2024 Gas Statement of Opportunities”, proposals to add gas-fired generation to the Capacity Investment Scheme, the development of an Orderly Exit Management Framework for coal plant closures, and compliance measures under the Safeguard Mechanism. The company also describes how it tries to shape these measures, citing a “recent submission to the Future Gas Strategy”, formal consultations with the Australian Energy Market Operator and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and direct engagement with the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, thereby disclosing both the mechanisms used (submissions, consultations, direct meetings) and the specific governmental targets. In addition, APA sets out the concrete outcomes it seeks: it urges the Government to “include gas-powered generation in the Capacity Investment Scheme”, to “bring new gas supplies to market as soon as possible” and to “fast-track the development of new gas resources such as Beetaloo”; it advocates long-term availability or capacity payments for new gas plant and argues against policies that would exclude gas from the scheme, all with the stated aim of ensuring reliable, lower-emission energy during the transition. Collectively, these detailed disclosures demonstrate comprehensive transparency over the company’s lobbying positions, methods and desired policy results. | 4 |