CLIMATE ACTION IN THE ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY

FORLIANCE supports the energy and infrastructure sector with tailored climate strategies, enabling companies to decarbonize operations, strengthen resilience, and meet industry-specific sustainability goals.

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HOW FORLIANCE CAN HELP THE ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE

 

The energy and infrastructure industry is facing growing pressure to decarbonize while ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance with increasingly complex regulatory frameworks. For example, energy producers must balance renewable integration with base-load requirements, while infrastructure developers are expected to deliver climate-resilient assets within tight environmental budgets. 

At FORLIANCE, we understand these multi-layered challenges. That’s why we offer targeted, science-based strategies to support the transition toward sustainable infrastructure and help the sector meet its long-term climate and ESG goals. In the following sections, we show how we do it.

KEY CLIMATE CHALLENGES FOR THE ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR

Decarbonizing Complex Energy Systems

The transition away from fossil fuels is a formidable challenge due to the complexity of legacy grids, long asset lifecycles, and high capital costs. Without clear decarbonization pathways, energy providers risk regulatory non-compliance and reputational damage. By identifying emission hotspots and aligning investments with science-based targets, stakeholders can future-proof their infrastructure and access green financing.

Balancing Energy Security with Climate Goals

Ensuring uninterrupted energy supply while integrating renewables is a balancing act. Volatile markets, geopolitical instability, and grid capacity issues create uncertainty. However, transitioning to diversified, low-emission sources while implementing robust climate risk assessments can increase both resilience and investor confidence.

Navigating Regulatory and Reporting Pressures

From CSRD to EU Taxonomy requirements, the sector faces a growing maze of compliance duties. Misalignment or delays can lead to penalties or project cancellations. By embedding structured reporting systems and aligning with international sustainability frameworks, companies can ensure transparency, secure funding, and meet stakeholder expectations.

Embedding Biodiversity in Infrastructure Development

Infrastructure projects often overlook biodiversity impacts, leading to public resistance or delayed approvals. Integrating nature-based assessments and offsets from the design stage ensures that sustainable infrastructure projects gain faster approval, mitigate environmental harm, and build trust with communities.

Engaging Stakeholders Across Value Chains

Large-scale energy projects involve numerous actors — from financiers and regulators to local communities. Lack of alignment can derail even well-intentioned plans. Clear communication strategies and participatory planning processes strengthen partnerships and ensure long-term project success.

Attracting Green Investments in a Competitive Landscape

Sustainable infrastructure requires access to capital that prioritizes ESG alignment. Without credible metrics and transparent climate strategies, projects risk being sidelined. Demonstrating carbon footprint reductions and sustainable impact through certified methodologies boosts investor trust and unlocks climate finance.

OUR SOLUTION

 

Emissions Analysis & Reporting

FORLIANCE conducts detailed, asset-level emissions assessments to identify carbon hotspots across energy and infrastructure operations — the foundation for credible decarbonizing energy production strategies.

CSRD-Aligned Reporting Support

We help clients translate sustainability performance into CSRD-compliant disclosures, enabling full transparency and compliance in the face of intensifying reporting obligations within the energy sector.

Financing Climate Projects

Our proven experience in structuring and verifying climate projects enables energy firms to access impact-driven capital, attract ESG investors, and scale sustainable infrastructure initiatives globally.

Climate Project Development

We develop and connect energy stakeholders with certified climate projects that support biodiversity, local communities, and carbon removal — creating tangible value beyond carbon reduction.

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FAQs ON CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR

 

How can infrastructure projects contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Infrastructure projects play a pivotal role in achieving the SDGs, especially those related to climate action (SDG 13), sustainable cities (SDG 11), clean energy (SDG 7), and life on land (SDG 15). By integrating environmental and social criteria early in the planning process, infrastructure developers can minimize environmental degradation, support biodiversity conservation, and engage with local communities. 

FORLIANCE supports this by embedding nature-based solutions, stakeholder participation models, and certified climate impacts into infrastructure planning, ensuring that projects deliver measurable contributions to global sustainability objectives.

What are the first steps toward decarbonizing an existing energy portfolio?

Decarbonizing an energy portfolio begins with establishing a reliable carbon baseline — a comprehensive emissions inventory covering Scope 1, 2, and where relevant, Scope 3 emissions. FORLIANCE performs detailed carbon footprinting to identify high-emission activities, including fuel combustion, grid usage, and upstream supply chain emissions. 

Based on this analysis, we develop tailored reduction pathways that may include renewable energy integration, efficiency improvements, and nature-based carbon removal projects. Crucially, we align these strategies with SBTi methodologies to ensure compatibility with global climate goals.

How does FORLIANCE ensure that carbon projects align with energy sector regulations and standards?

FORLIANCE develops and connects infrastructure stakeholders with climate projects that are certified under internationally recognized standards such as the Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), and Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCB). 

Beyond certification, we ensure that all project components align with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities, and ESG disclosure frameworks such as GRI and TCFD. This guarantees full legal compliance, investment-grade documentation, and verifiable impact reporting.

Why is biodiversity protection critical in infrastructure planning and development?

Biodiversity loss is one of the most urgent environmental challenges, and infrastructure development often occurs in ecologically sensitive areas. Ignoring biodiversity can lead to project delays, reputational damage, and long-term ecological harm. 

FORLIANCE integrates biodiversity assessments into environmental due diligence and project design, leveraging nature-based solutions such as reforestation, mangrove restoration, and habitat connectivity corridors. These strategies not only mitigate ecological risks but also enhance climate resilience and stakeholder support, contributing to the long-term sustainability of infrastructure assets.

Can sustainable infrastructure improve access to green financing and public-private partnerships?

Yes — investors and financial institutions increasingly prioritize sustainable infrastructure that demonstrates ESG alignment, climate resilience, and long-term value creation. Projects that integrate decarbonization strategies, emissions tracking, and biodiversity metrics are more likely to receive funding from development banks, green bonds, or blended finance mechanisms. 

FORLIANCE supports clients by preparing investment-grade documentation, delivering carbon impact evidence, and structuring projects to meet eligibility criteria for leading climate finance frameworks such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF) or the EU Innovation Fund.

What makes FORLIANCE a trusted climate consulting partner in the energy & infrastructure sector?

FORLIANCE offers over 25 years of cross-sectoral experience in climate strategy, with a specialized focus on scalable, nature-based climate solutions for heavy-emitting industries. Unlike generic consultants, we combine technical know-how in emissions analysis, stakeholder communication, and biodiversity restoration with deep familiarity with regulatory landscapes such as CSRD, SBTi, and the EU Taxonomy. 

Our end-to-end service — from footprinting to project development to long-term impact monitoring — ensures that infrastructure stakeholders can credibly and transparently advance toward net-zero and resilience goals.

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