Legacy automakers are just as carbon-intensive as oil and gas firms, new analysis shows

Carbon Tracker analysis finds widespread under-reporting of automaker emissions creating hidden transition risks for investors LONDON, 2 June, 2026 New research from financial think tank Carbon Tracker...

Legacy automakers are just as carbon-intensive as oil and gas firms, new analysis shows. Carbon Tracker analysis finds widespread under-reporting of automaker emissions creating hidden transition risks for investors LONDON, 2 June, 2026 New research from financial think tank Carbon Tracker shows that several legacy automakers carry climate-related financial risks comparable to traditional oil and gas producers. The findings are particularly relevant for Japanese OEMs ahead of the country’s AGM season, given their continued reliance on hybrid vehicles and their outsized role in global vehicle production. The research, from financial think tank Carbon Tracker, finds that major automakers are systematically understating the emissions linked to their vehicles. Across a sample of 17 of the world’s largest OEMs, representing 80% of passenger ve...