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17 INFINITY POWER 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Infinity Power carbon footprint 2022-2024
(Scope 1, 2 and 3) These climate resilience measures protect our
Carbon emissions intensity infrastructure, and our ability to deliver reliable clean
energy to communities already experiencing climate
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Direct emissions 3.07 2.97 impacts firsthand.
12000 1,153 tCO e 9% 3
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Investing in community climate action
Direct emissions 2 2.10
Indirect electricity 9% and resilience
11000 emissions 1056 tCO e 1
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6,537 tCO e Beyond our day-to-day operations, we prioritise climate
2 Indirect electricity
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emissions resilience and adaptation in our community investment
10000 2022 2023 2024
6,437 tCO e
2 projects. Building community resilience benefits local
kg of CO e produced per MWh generated
2 people near our projects, and the wider community by
9000
2020 baseline: 2.58kg CO e
2 supporting clean, diversified, and reliable energy access
across Africa.
8000 Direct emissions Adapting to climate change
876 tCO e 11%
2 Our climate resiliency framework helps us assess
Africa faces disproportionate climate change risks,
Indirect electricity community-specific risks and vulnerabilities, and target
7000
emissions including water scarcity, extreme weather, and socio-
the right investments where they are most needed.
4,689 tCO e economic vulnerabilities that limit adaptive capacity.
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Our community investment managers work with local
6000 The climate crisis continued to intensify across the
51% continent in 2024, with devastating floods impacting stakeholders to develop projects with community buy-
in, and to support communities’ resilience now and in
millions of people across East, West, and Central
5000 the long-term.
Other indirect 54% Africa, and prolonged droughts affecting Southern
emissions
Africa and the Horn of Africa. This was worsened by
4000 5,031.6 tCO e Other indirect Rather than purchasing carbon offsets through third
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emissions the unprecedented intensity of Cyclone Hidaya in
parties, we directly invest in nature-based solutions
57% 4,395.8 tCO e Tanzania and widespread, erratic weather patterns and carbon reduction projects close to our operations.
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3000
linked to El Niño.
This approach creates immediate local benefits for
Other indirect
emissions close project stakeholders while supporting our broader
2000 We carefully assess climate risks across each of our
2,702 tCO e environmental goals.
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projects to ensure long-term resilience as climate
change intensifies and unpredictable climate
1000 In 2024, we invested over $3 million in community
patterns prevail.
33% 40% 37% initiatives, and alongside education, skills development
and employment initiatives, we also channelled funding
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Our plants are built to withstand rising temperatures
2022 2023 2024 to climate-focused projects including reforestation,
and extreme weather. For example, our West Bakr
Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3** solar-powered water systems, and sustainable
wind turbines in Egypt have specialised filters and
**Scope 3 emissions include water use, waste and wastewater produced on agriculture programmes.
sites, upstream electricity and fuel use, business travel, employee commuting cooling technology to withstand high temperatures.
and homeworking.