Lufthansa Group continues to invest in projects to promote greener and more sustainable aviation. From 2009, The company aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Now, the proposal is that until 2030, tons of CO² fall by half. For that, The group's pollutant gas mitigation projects seek partnerships with corporate clients.
The Lufthansa aviation group, made up of Lufthansa airlines, Brussel Airlines, Australia Airlines e Swiss, was a pioneer in adopting sustainable policies with the use of SAF fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). For more than a decade, sustainability policies have been a reality and a practice among all companies in the group.
Nonetheless, The proposal is to also reach other audiences and customers throughout this and next year. Like this, the company is working to encourage new companies to join mitigation projects. Since last year, Lufthansa corporate customers have the option of using SAF fuel on their flights and aircraft.
Green company certification
There are no minimum investments for the customer to invest in technology. Furthermore, acquisition is scalable, with easy hiring and immediate compensation. Although, Lufthansa partners can also contribute to the cause by investing in climate protection projects, where they gained a certification.
But, emission practices also reach the company's conventional passengers. Lufthansa already applies Green Fare, which would be a green tariff for CO² neutral flights. Although, The objective is to engage passengers in the sustainable projects adopted by the company.
The goal is neutral balance
All this mobilization of the company is no wonder: Lufthansa's proposal is to achieve neutral CO² balance by the year 2050. And the results have been positive: only in 2021, the group managed to save 30,4 thousand tons of carbon emissions.
Nonetheless, This is still a challenge since SAF is a more expensive fuel and there is less of it for global market demand.. Aiming for market expansion, the company invests in different new projects.
Last year, the Lufthansa Group proceeded with 22 new fuel saving projects. Among the projects and research are topics such as weight reduction, flight route optimization, technical developments, in addition to activities, aviation performance and procedures.
The airline's projects are developed and certified with the Swiss NGO myclimate, which in Brazil also supports biomass projects in Amazonas and São Paulo.
What is SAF?
Unlike jet fuel, and other popular fuels, SAF is produced without the use of fossil energy sources. The input is produced using waste materials of biological origin, like reused cooking oil itself.
That's why, It's much cleaner and more sustainable. When compared to conventional fuel, SAF can reduce by up to 80% the emission of carbon dioxide during commercial and corporate flights. At the moment, Lufthansa is among the largest buyers of SAF in the world.
