Vedanta says achieved 30% cut in green house gas emissions across units
The Hindu
Vedanta Ltd. said it has achieved about 30% reduction in green house gas (GHG) emissions across units since 2021. Its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Ltd. is looking at 50% reduction by 2025, a top executive said.
Vedanta Ltd. said it has achieved about 30% reduction in green house gas (GHG) emissions across units since 2021. Its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Ltd. is looking at 50% reduction by 2025, a top executive said.
“By the end of 2024 or by the beginning of 2025, just Hindustan Zinc will have reduced half of the GHG emissions,” said Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Director, Vedanta Ltd. and Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
“We will have our solar and wind power plants installed by then. So, we are looking at a 50% decrease [in GHG emissions] in just Hindustan Zinc,“ she added.
“We have reduced [GHG emissions] nearly 30% across all of Vedanta Ltd. from 2021. So, we are very much ambitious about these goals,” she said
She said Vedanta had signed a large renewable energy contract of 2.5 gigawatts to achieve net-zero goals. “We are looking at completing this before 2050 much before our target,” she added.
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