Climate related risks

The Company has adopted two climate change scenarios to future-proof current strategy and take appropriate action. The scenarios are based on the latest global climate model data (CMIP6) that inform the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Reports (IPCC AR6) as explained in section 3.2.1 Climate change impact, risk and opportunity:

  • The SSP5 8.5 scenario, a climate change scenario which assumes a fossil-intensive development path resulting in high GHG emissions and serves as a very high‑emissions stress test applied across 2030, 2040, and 2050;
  • The SSP1-2.6 scenario, a climate action scenario that emphasizes clean energy technologies and the preservation of the natural environment, resulting in a lower-emissions pathway, complemented by the IEA Net-Zero Emissions (NZE) by 2050 scenario which serves as a benchmark for the energy sector aligned with a 1.5°C global temperature increase.

Through its strategy process the Company tests the resilience of its portfolio and business model against each of these scenarios. Financial and non-financial information are aligned in order to ensure that the financial impact of climate related risks is identified. The Company assessed the physical and transitional risks disclosed in section 3.2.1 Climate change impact, risk and opportunity from a consolidated financial statement perspective. Based on the reasonable and supportable information available to date and the outcome of risk assessments, the Company did not identify any circumstances which had an impact on impairment of non-financial assets, provisions nor contingent liabilities and assets in the 2025 consolidated financial statements.

Although climate-related risks are key drivers of the Company strategy, budgeting exercise, capital allocation and prospects selection, the Company did not experience any significant impact on the financial statements of the reporting period.

The identified risks will however remain key points of attention, namely in the areas of impairment testing, estimation of remaining useful life, expected credit losses and provisions for future periods.