fossil fuel trade association

American Petroleum Institute

The major U.S. oil and gas trade association representing petroleum and natural-gas industry interests through standards, lobbying, messaging, and policy advocacy. American Petroleum Institute scores low because of ecological harm, documented human harm, and material opacity, with poor loss-bearing fidelity and extractive economics reinforcing the negative evaluation.

Why this matters: API is a direct fossil-fuel advocacy calibration case: it has technical standard-setting value, but its institutional purpose is to strengthen oil and gas industry power.

Letter grade F Malignant High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 7, 2026

Final Score -51* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-51 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material6

Bonus+0

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap6

Penalties-57

Private Government badge

American Petroleum Institute receives PG because it is an industry policy institution: it uses private oil-and-gas member power to shape public rules affecting nonmembers, communities, and ecological life.

Evidence: [17]

Policy Capture: L for Lobbying

The L badge appears when the Policy Capture penalty is severe. Here, L stands for Lobbying: the policy-capture value is -15, meaning the evidence indicates major private-interest lobbying or policy pressure against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, democratic accountability, or ecological life.

Evidence: [15]

!Not Verified

Represent this organization?

Request verification to have the evidence record checked against primary materials and organization-supplied documents. Verification does not buy a higher score; scores change only when review finds factual errors, omissions, or miscalibration.

Request verification

Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Ownership, with the largest penalty coming from Ecological Harm.

Strengths

Ownership1/10
Governance1/10
Extraction1/10

Penalties

Ecological Harm-22
Policy Capture-15
High-Carbon Products-10
Human Harm-5

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)
Linked claims17
Direct axis claims16
Coverage16/16

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	1 / 10	American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	1 / 10	API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Governance: ordinary users, workers, customers, or affected communities cannot change the rules that govern them. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	1 / 10	API exists to strengthen the petroleum industry and preserve fossil-fuel market power rather than reduce extraction. API exists to strengthen the petroleum industry and preserve fossil-fuel market power rather than reduce extraction. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Extraction: the business model makes extraction from workers, users, suppliers, customers, or the public central rather than incidental. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API exists to strengthen the petroleum industry and preserve fossil-fuel market power rather than reduce extraction. [3] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	1 / 7	API is an industry association with no evidence of worker or community control over its agenda. API is an industry association with no evidence of worker or community control over its agenda. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Labor Sovereignty: labor remains managerially controlled, replaceable, or exposed to coercive employment and contracting conditions. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API is an industry association with no evidence of worker or community control over its agenda. [4] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	0 / 7	API advocacy does not materially expand security for people outside stable employment and can increase climate and energy burdens. API advocacy does not materially expand security for people outside stable employment and can increase climate and energy burdens. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API advocacy does not materially expand security for people outside stable employment and can increase climate and energy burdens. [5] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	0 / 7	API advocacy externalizes climate, pollution, and transition costs toward the public and ecosystems. API advocacy externalizes climate, pollution, and transition costs toward the public and ecosystems. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API advocacy externalizes climate, pollution, and transition costs toward the public and ecosystems. [6] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	1 / 5	API uses lobbying and policy influence to defend oil and gas industry interests. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API uses lobbying and policy influence to defend oil and gas industry interests. [7] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	1 / 5	API technical standards have some value, but its policy product is compromised by fossil-fuel-aligned obstruction. API technical standards have some value, but its policy product is compromised by fossil-fuel-aligned obstruction. That keeps American Petroleum Institute low on Product Integrity: the core offering is closely tied to harmful, addictive, deceptive, degrading, or low-integrity product design. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence API technical standards have some value, but its policy product is compromised by fossil-fuel-aligned obstruction. [8] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	0 / 5	Greater API influence increases fossil-fuel policy lock-in and ecological harm. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Greater API influence increases fossil-fuel policy lock-in and ecological harm. [9] context American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities. [1] context API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions. [2]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-5	American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. That warrants a limited Human Harm penalty because ordinary operation, documented misconduct, or institutional power creates serious injury, deprivation, abuse, or foreseeable human damage. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. [10]
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-22	The American Petroleum Institute sits in the worst-actor Ecological Harm tier because the cited record identifies it as a leading obstructive oil-and-gas actor on climate policy. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence InfluenceMap identifies API as a leading obstructive oil and gas sector actor on climate policy. [11]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-15	American Petroleum Institute retains conduct relevant to the maximum Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence identifies it as a fossil-fuel trade association using policy… American Petroleum Institute retains conduct relevant to the maximum Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence identifies it as a fossil-fuel trade association using policy advocacy to preserve oil-and-gas industry power against climate and environmental constraints. That warrants a severe Policy Capture penalty because private institutional pressure is being applied to public rules while affected people cannot democratically govern that agenda. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute retains conduct relevant to the maximum Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence identifies it as a fossil-fuel trade association using policy advocacy to preserve oil-and-gas industry power against climate and environmental constraints. [15]
High-Carbon Products ? Core products, services, financing, or supply chains that materially depend on fossil-fuel combustion, high-emissions transport, industrial animal agriculture, meat, dairy, or other unusually carbon-intensive activity. This is scored separately from general ecological harm so ordinary consumers can see carbon-intensive product exposure directly. Range: -10 to 0.	-10	Worst-tier high-carbon exposure is warranted because fossil-fuel extraction, refining, marketing, or fossil-fuel industry advocacy depends directly on large-scale carbon combustion. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute has fossil-fuel core high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: The major U.S. oil and gas trade association representing petroleum and natural-gas industry interests through standards, lobbying, messaging, and policy advocacy. American Petroleum Institute scores low because of ecol… [16]
Toxic Products ? Current sale of products whose ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. Food products receive at least light scrutiny for artificial colors, artificial flavors, petro-derived additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, endocrine-disrupting packaging, and ultra-processed formulation. Ordinary adult nightlife or alcohol service is not penalized by itself without evidence of predatory marketing, youth targeting, addiction-extractive design, or unusual product-safety misconduct. Range: -5 to 0.	-2	API represents oil and gas products whose ordinary extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and pollution create material toxic and safety risk. API represents oil and gas products whose ordinary extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and pollution create material toxic and safety risk. That warrants a substantial Toxic Products penalty because ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates material toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. The value is substantial but not at the floor because the linked record shows serious conduct without the strongest aggravating factors on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence API represents oil and gas products whose ordinary extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and pollution create material toxic and safety risk. [12]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. [13]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	American Petroleum Institute's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because American Petroleum Institute shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are… American Petroleum Institute's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because American Petroleum Institute shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Ideological Disavowal 0 to -3 recalibration: 0 for explicit standpoint or no penalty-level neutrality theater; -1 for bounded softening of contested choices; -2 for strong neutrality theater by a powerful institution; -3 for major gatekeeping or coercive power presented as neutral, necessary, objective, or non-ideological. Uncertainty This recalibration uses public self-presentation and profile evidence; later review should add direct language-analysis evidence for high-impact institutions. Linked evidence American Petroleum Institute's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because American Petroleum Institute shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. [14]

Bonus Credits

No bonus credits applied in this version.

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 81/100

16 verified linked claims 16 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 16/16 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 16/20

16 verified linked claims

Source quality 13/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

16 direct claims across 16 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

16/16 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)

Correction routeUse “Challenge this rating” for factual errors, missing counterevidence, source problems, or calculation mistakes.

Company responseCompany representatives can submit source-backed corrections; payment never changes scores or reviewer authority.

Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1American Petroleum Institute is a trade association representing oil and natural-gas industry members rather than workers, consumers, or affected communities.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

2API governance and agenda are accountable to petroleum-industry members and leadership, not to people harmed by fossil-fuel extraction and emissions.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

3API exists to strengthen the petroleum industry and preserve fossil-fuel market power rather than reduce extraction.

Extraction Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

4API is an industry association with no evidence of worker or community control over its agenda.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

5API advocacy does not materially expand security for people outside stable employment and can increase climate and energy burdens.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

6API advocacy externalizes climate, pollution, and transition costs toward the public and ecosystems.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

7API uses lobbying and policy influence to defend oil and gas industry interests.

Market Conduct Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

8API technical standards have some value, but its policy product is compromised by fossil-fuel-aligned obstruction.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

9Greater API influence increases fossil-fuel policy lock-in and ecological harm.

Scale Integrity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

10American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm.

Human Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

11InfluenceMap identifies API as a leading obstructive oil and gas sector actor on climate policy.

Ecological Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

12API represents oil and gas products whose ordinary extraction, refining, transport, combustion, and pollution create material toxic and safety risk.

Toxic Products Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

13American Petroleum Institute has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability.

Accountability Opacity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

14American Petroleum Institute's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because American Petroleum Institute shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

American Petroleum Institute official siteGeneral web source · 58%
API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%

15American Petroleum Institute retains conduct relevant to the maximum Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence identifies it as a fossil-fuel trade association using policy advocacy to preserve oil-and-gas industry power against climate and environmental constraints.

Policy Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

16American Petroleum Institute has fossil-fuel core high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: The major U.S. oil and gas trade association representing petroleum and natural-gas industry interests through standards, lobbying, messaging, and policy advocacy. American Petroleum Institute scores low because of ecol…

High Carbon Products Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 11, 2026

American Petroleum Institute public siteGeneral web source · 58%
EIA: Gasoline and the environmentPrimary public record · 100%
EPA: Transportation Sector EmissionsPrimary public record · 100%

17American Petroleum Institute receives PG because it is an industry policy institution: it uses private oil-and-gas member power to shape public rules affecting nonmembers, communities, and ecological life.

Private Government Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

API aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
API climate action frameworkGeneral web source · 58%
InfluenceMap obstructive companies climate policyOfficial self-description · 68%
InfluenceMap permitting reform policy briefOfficial self-description · 68%

Alternatives

Competitors

Help Improve This Profile

Submit source-backed evidence or challenge a specific claim, source, axis value, or calculation below.

How This Page Is Maintained

Evidence comes in through contributors, is checked by verifiers, and is synthesized by reviewers. Founder authority remains narrow and visible; scores recalculate when verified claims or the rubric change.

Civic Note

Incorporation, limited liability, market access, and other institutional privileges are public grants. Good Companies Directory treats those privileges as conditional on accountability to workers, users, communities, and the public.

Submit evidence for American Petroleum Institute Add one source-backed fact for review.

Challenge this rating Point to a specific score, claim, source, or calculation problem.

Audit Log

Recent public changes for this company or group. The full audit log is part of the Transparency record.

May 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC ai-scaffolding environmental-advocacy-expansion

Added tentative claim-backed evaluation during environmental advocacy, land-stewardship, and anti-environment comparison expansion pass.

View Full Audit Log