Sustainable Aviation Fuel – Nokia and DB Schenker supporting sustainably CO2-neutral flying.
???????????? Nokia and DB Schenker supporting sustainably CO2-neutral flyingTwo bits of good news at once: Our CO2-neutral rotations between Asia and Europe together with DB Schenker will continue throughout the winter flight schedule.
These flights are fully covered with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This has already prevented 20,250 tons of CO2 emissions since April. And now Nokia is also on board: This winter, the technology provider will be using the CO2-neural connection to transport 10 tons of communications network equipment every week from a production facility in China to its European hub in Tilburg in the Netherlands. Just a few days to go until the UN Climate Change Conference #COP26, this announcement reinforces the importance of investing in sustainable aviation fuel solutions and is another step towards making global supply chains more climate friendly.
The fuel requirement for the flight rotation from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai (PVG) and back is covered entirely by SAF. This saves around 174 tons of conventional kerosene every week. During the summer flight schedule 2021, the initiative successfully achieved a net reduction of 20,250 tons of greenhouse gases (CO2e). In the upcoming winter flight schedule, from the end of October 2021 to the end of March 2022, another 14,175 tons are expected.
Thorsten Meincke, Global Board Member for Air & Ocean Freight at DB Schenker:
The ambitious team goal of climate neutrality affects every business and how our customers look at their footprint also in their supply chains.
“Together with Lufthansa Cargo, we extend our unique offer of a regular carbon-neutral flight connection. The SAF full charter flight rotation is a game-changer as it goes beyond a pay-per-use scheme. We are pleased to have Nokia on board as a new major customer for our westbound flights. Together, we can avoid CO2 and take another step towards a more sustainable future.”
Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia:
Investing in sustainable solutions is a top priority for us and a shared goal with our partners. We can only achieve our climate targets together.
“Innovation and working together across sectors are key to a greener supply chain. We constantly seek to reduce our transportation and logistics carbon footprint, and air cargo is a significant contributor. This collaboration to transport our 5G equipment on carbon-neutral flights is another important step.”
Our Chief Commercial Officer at Lufthansa Cargo, Ashwin Bhat, agrees:
Using SAF is one possibility to fly CO2-neutral already today.
“We are very proud that we can extend our partnership with DB Schenker throughout the upcoming months. We strongly believe that transforming our business into CO2-neutral air freight can best be achieved when all of us join their forces.”
The SAF used for the DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo flight connection is produced by Neste, the world’s leading provider of sustainable fuel.
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