Deutsche Lufthansa

Deutsche Lufthansa's reported carbon emissions

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, headquartered in DE, is a prominent player in air transport services (62). The company has set ambitious climate targets, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 and a significant reduction in its carbon footprint. For the 2025 reporting year, Lufthansa reported total emissions of approximately 45.2 billion kg CO2e. This figure is comprised of approximately 29.6 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions, around 71.6 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 emissions (market-based), and approximately 15.6 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions include fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 6.3 billion kg CO2e) and purchased goods and services (approximately 3.2 billion kg CO2e). In 2024, Lufthansa's total emissions were approximately 42.9 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions accounting for roughly 29.2 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions at about 48.7 million kg CO2e (market-based), and Scope 3 emissions at approximately 13.7 billion kg CO2e. The company's climate commitments include halving its net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. This target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which confirmed a reduction path aligned with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Specifically, the SBTi validated a target for a 30.6% reduction in CO2 intensity (g CO2eq/Revenue Ton Kilometre) by 2030 compared to 2019. Lufthansa also aims for CO2 neutrality by 2050. Furthermore, the Group intends to transition to CO2-neutral mobility for its ground operations in its home markets by 2030. Lufthansa Technik has already exceeded its goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2025 (compared to 2018), achieving a 32% reduction by the end of 2021.