Capital alignment with climate goals: Since the entry into force of the EU Climate Delegated Act, 99% of Ørsted’s capital expenditures (CAPEX) have been allocated to activities classified as sustainable. For 2024, these expenditures include DKK 37,867 million for the deployment of offshore and onshore wind capacity, DKK 6,097 million for the deployment of solar PV and energy storage technologies, and DKK 2,836 million for hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and bioenergy activities.

In 2024, we have continued to advance our portfolio of nature-based carbon removal projects by planting approximately 40 million propagules in the Gambia, equivalent to around 4,000 hectares, thereby contributing further to the restoration of vital ecosystems and mitigating climate change. The project is in partnership with the Gambia Department of Parks & Wildlife Management and three local NGOs to restore mangrove populations. To ensure carbon credits contribute meaningfully to climate action, they must meet additionality, i.e. that the project would not occur without financial support, and permanence, i.e. that the mangroves remain intact. We actively support the Gambia project with a dedicated team and financial backing. Though resource-intensive and time-consuming as mangroves mature, this approach ensures project integrity.