The Narrative Tracker uses InfluenceMap’s analysis of policy engagement by companies and industry associations to identify the most frequently applied narratives that the oil and gas industry and the agricultural industry have adopted in the process of weakening and opposing the development of ambitious methane policy and regulation.
Each tracker includes InfluenceMap's explanation of the narrative alongside a summary of relevant expert recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to serve as a fact check for the claim. The tracker also includes recent examples of specific entities adopting the narrative, a table listing entities most frequently adopting the narrative, and a map with showing regions of use.
Industry claims frequently contrast with the advice of authoritative bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), which highlight the climate, economic, and health advantages from reductions in methane emissions. The Narrative Tracker's features will provide a useful indication of coordinated strategies to obstruct the development of meaningful methane policy.
