India’s Ambuja Cement, part of the diversified Adani Group, has joined the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization (AFID) – a global platform which aims to accelerate the net zero transition in energy-intensive sectors, like cement, in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Ambuja, operating in the hard-to-abate cement industry (photo: Bhatapara cement plant), aims to achieve Net Zero by 2050, with targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). As part of its green energy commitment, it has announced a plan to invest INR 100 billion in renewable energy projects of 1 GW capacity and 376 MW of energy from waste heat recovery systems (WHR), to power 60% of its expanded capacity through green power by FY2028.