ZERO – the travel business and the environment

Our monthly ZERO report. As this is a subscription report, the following is not the current edition.

EF activity

BTN* reports on EF activity of Easyjet and Lufthansa.

[] Some of Easyjet’s EF activity reads like greenwashing:

-Targets reducing CO2 emissions by 35% by 2035.

-Targets net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050*. Note 1.

-Working with Airbus, Cranfield, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, Wright Electric to develop zero CO2 emission aircraft. Note 2.

-Some targets submitted to Science-Based Targets Initiative for validation. Note 3.

[] Lufthansa Group’s activity:

-Targets -50% CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019, neutral CO2 balance by 2050*. Note 1.

-To date, has contracted US$250mn for SAF. Note 4.

-LG’s Compensaid tool on its website allows CO2 offsets.

-Business air travel of all LG employees has been CO2-neutral since 2019.
*Notes:

-BTN is UK-based publication Business Travel News.

-Note 1. 2050 is 30 years from now and we believe an unconvincing target, for public relations purposes only. 2030 would be a tough target, but surely 2035 is the furthest credible date?

-Note 2. ‘Working with’ is unspecific. And many of these bodies are also doing similar work separately; is some effort duplicated?

-Note 3. Not clear what has been submitted, or how to value a target that has been ‘validated’.

-Note 4. We have no information from other airlines to allow a comparison.

-At press time, we had not received an answer to our request for clarifications.

Briefs

[] World Energy plans to increase SAF production at its site in Paramount, Southern California, which it bought in 2018. At that time the facility was producing 170mn SAF litres annually, but it now plans a big increase in capacity to 1.29bn, a 6-fold growth.

  WE will work with Air Products, Honeywell and 15 other firms on the US$2bn project.

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