Climate Policy Engagement: General Motors receives a grade of C in InfluenceMap’s assessment of corporate engagement on climate change policy, indicating mixed (both positive and negative) engagement with policy to deliver the Paris Agreement.
Forecasted 2030 Production: 46% of General Motor's light-duty vehicle production in 2030 is forecast to be electric vehicles (39% battery electric vehicles (BEVs), 7% plug-in hybrids, and 0% fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV)). This compares negatively to the IEA’s 1.5°C scenario, which estimates that 66% of all car and van sales must be electric (BEV, PHEV or FCEV) by 2030 to meet a 1.5°C global temperature goal.
Climate Lobbying Overview: General Motors (GM) is highly engaged on US climate policy with increasingly positive positioning in 2022-24. GM supports some measures to accelerate the electrification of road transport in the US, including EV tax credits. However, GM appeared to oppose the proposed US federal light-duty GHG emissions standards and corporate fuel economy (CAFE) standards.
The full climate policy engagement profile of General Motors is available here.
Internal decarbonization targets: GM has set a target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 and “eliminating tailpipe emissions from our new US light duty vehicles by 2035”. The company aims for EVs to represent half of the company's sales volume by 2030, and to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 72% and scope 3 GHG emissions by 51% by 2035 (2018 baseline). In October 2023, GM walked back a target to produce 400,000 EVs from 2022 through mid-year 2024. GM has signed the COP26 declaration for all sales of new cars and vans to be zero emission globally by 2040, and by no later than 2035 in leading markets.
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General Motor's forecasted fleet composition by technology: The IEA determined in its 2023 1.5C road transport scenario that 66% of all light-duty vehicle sales must be electric (battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. Globally, General Motor’s 2030 forecasted production is misaligned with the IEA’s scenario. In 2030, General Motors is forecast to produce 46% electric vehicles (39% BEVs, 7% PHEVs and 0% FCEVs), 7% ICE-powered hybrids and 47% combustion engine.
General Motor's forecasted vehicle size: Larger vehicles are a significant cause of increased GHG emissions from road transport, with smaller vehicles across different technologies generally producing fewer emissions. General Motor’s 2023 combined percentage proportion of SUVs and light commercial vehicles is approximately 69%, however this proportion is projected to increase to 72% through 2030
General Motor's electric vehicle production compared: 46% of General Motor’s vehicles produced in 2030 are forecast to be electric (battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids or fuel cell electric vehicles), compared to an average of 53% for all automakers.
