Published on: June 5, 2026
New Delhi, 05 June 2026: Cairn, Vedanta Oil & Gas, India’s leading private oil and gas exploration and production company, has scaled its decarbonisation efforts across its operational sites, with ~25% reduction in absolute carbon emissions over the last five years. The company has also mitigated approximately 410,000 tonnes of CO₂e emissions annually and planted 800,000 saplings, contributing to its long-term afforestation and carbon sequestration efforts.
The company’s ecosystem restoration efforts align well with the overarching theme of World Environment Day 2026 – “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future”.
The company’s continued initiatives towards environmental conversation reinforce the central message that preserving the environment is not an option, but an imperative. By focusing on restoring ecosystems, expanding green belts, reducing carbon emissions, and conserving water, it is driving real and meaningful change across its operational areas.
Restoring Land through Nature-Based Carbon Solutions
Cairn’s land restoration and biodiversity conservation initiatives are spread across its operational areas in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, North-East and Gujarat. The company has completed plantation of 800,000 saplings over the past three years as part of 2 million trees plantation by 2030, which is equivalent to the carbon sequestration capacity of 20.5 million trees annually.
Through sustained afforestation and ecological restoration efforts, the company has developed around 4,000 acres of greenbelt area across its operational regions as of March 2026.
Scaling initiative, minimising carbon footprints
Pursuing a clear path to becoming Net Zero Carbon, Vedanta Oil & Gas is advancing its operational performance by minimising emissions through process optimisation, energy efficiency, improved reliability, and the deployment of low-carbon technologies.
Over the five years, the company has also conserved ~0.98 million kL of water, recovered 155,393 barrels of hydrocarbons through oil sludge processing and achieved over 86% water recycling in FY 2026.
The company has attained Gold Standard Pathway status for the reporting year 2025 under the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) – the United Nations Environment Programme’s flagship oil and gas methane reporting and mitigation programme. Cairn has pledged a 30% reduction in absolute methane emissions over the next five years.
