Three Adani firms lose endorsement of UN-backed climate group; firm responds
Live MintThree Adani Group firms, Adani Green, Adani Transmission Ltd and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd have lost their endorsement from the world’s leading arbiter of corporate green goals, a blow to the industrial conglomerate’s attempt to reposition itself as a leader of India’s energy transition. In response to this, the Adani Group has said that it had asked the SBTi to justify the exclusion and was “optimistic” it would “review and reverse its decision.” “None of these companies is involved in the exploration, extraction, mining and/or production of oil, natural gas, coal or other fossil fuels,” a spokesperson for the conglomerate said as quoted by Bloomberg. Apart from Adani group, SBTi has removed at least 16 other companies from its list, according to its website following an update to the organization’s fossil fuel policy, which excludes companies with any “direct involvement in exploration, extraction, mining and/or production of oil, natural gas, coal or other fossil fuels.” Adani Group companies Ambuja Cements Ltd. and ACC Ltd have SBTi validated near-term targets and retained their place on the list. “No Adani Group company can be considered aligned with the Paris Agreement while it’s expanding the scale of the fossil fuel sector,” he said.