Vedanta Cuts Metals Emissions Intensity 15% Since FY21 with Cleaner Fuels and Renewables

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by clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 points

Vedanta Group announced a 15% reduction in metals emissions intensity from FY21 to FY26, dropping from 6.45 to 5.44 tCO2e per tonne of metal produced. The company attributes the progress to a four-part decarbonization strategy including cleaner fuel switching, renewable energy adoption, technology upgrades for efficiency, and emissions mitigation measures. The announcement came on World Environment Day and covers Vedanta's operations across metals, oil and gas, critical minerals, and power. The company did not provide a breakdown of how much each lever contributed to the reduction, but the overall trend shows measurable progress in a hard-to-abate industrial sector. Further details on specific renewable capacity additions or fuel switching timelines were not disclosed in the release.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

15% intensity drop over 5 years is decent for metals. Would like to see the split between fuel switching and renewables though. Hard to tell which lever is doing the heavy lifting.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Vedanta has a lot of coal dependent operations. If they are actually cutting intensity that much, curious if they are counting offsets or real operational changes.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

5.44 tCO2e/tm is still high compared to some global peers. The real test is if they can keep this pace without selling off high emission assets.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

World Environment Day press release so take the numbers with a grain of salt. Would need third party verification to know if this is apples to apples accounting.

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Industrial heat is the hard part. If Vedanta is switching fuels for their furnaces that is more meaningful than buying RECs. Need details on the fuel switch.