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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
                                                                                              2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Investing in community climate action
                                                                                                                                       Direct emissions                                                    2           2.10
                                                                                  Indirect electricity                                                                    9%                                                                                                                 and resilience
                 11000                                                            emissions                                            1056 tCO e                                                           1
                                                                                                                                                   2
                                                                                  6,537 tCO e                                                                                                                                                                                                Beyond our day-to-day operations, we prioritise climate
                                                                                               2                                       Indirect electricity
                                                                                                                                                                                                           0
                                                                                                                                       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.
                                           2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             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
                                                                                                 2
                                                                                                                                       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.
                                                                                                                                                       2
                 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.
                                          2
                                                                                                                                                                                                    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
                      0
                                                                                                                                                                                                    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.
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