Climate Policy Engagement: Nissan receives a grade of D+ in InfluenceMap’s assessment of corporate engagement on climate change policy, indicating misalignment with policy to deliver the Paris Agreement.
Forecasted 2030 Production: 39% of Nissan's light-duty vehicle production in 2030 is forecast to be electric vehicles (35% battery electric vehicles (BEVs), 4% 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: Nissan has negative positions on numerous climate policies globally in 2022-24. While Nissan has stated support for the Paris Agreement, it has opposed a UK zero-emission vehicle mandate and appeared to advocate for low-stringency GHG standards for vehicles in the US and Australia. Nissan also opposed the US corporate fuel economy standards and Australia’s fuel efficiency standards. In addition, Nissan retains memberships to several obstructive trade associations in Japan and globally.
The full climate policy engagement profile of Nissan is available here.
Internal decarbonization targets: Nissan has set a target to "achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and product life cycle by 2050". In February 2023, Nissan increased the ambition of its electrification targets and announced it will introduce 27 electrified models, including 19 EVs, by 2030. It now aims for 98% of sales in Europe and 58% in Japan to be electrified by 2026, along with 40% of sales in the US by 2030, though "electrified" appears to include hybrid vehicles. Nissan aims for electric vehicles to together make up 55% of global sales by 2030. Nissan is also a part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which announced a new platform in January 2022 to release 35 new EV cars in 2030.
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Nissan'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, Nissan’s 2030 production forecast is misaligned with the IEA’s scenario. In 2030, Nissan is forecast to produce 39% electric vehicles (35% BEVs, 4% PHEVs and 0% FCEV), 24% ICE-powered hybrids and 37% combustion engine.
Nissan'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. Nissan’s 2023 combined percentage proportion of SUVs and light commercial vehicles is approximately 59%, however this proportion is projected to increase to 63% through 2030.
Nissan's electric vehicle production compared: 39% of Nissan’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.
