Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines, an air transport services company based in JP, has established climate commitments and reported its carbon emissions.

In 2023, Japan Airlines reported total emissions of approximately 11,398,100,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of approximately 9,102,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 53,000,000 kg CO2e (market-based), and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 2,243,100,000 kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 included capital goods (651,000,000 kg CO2e), business travel (4,700,000 kg CO2e), employee commute (9,100,000 kg CO2e), upstream leased assets (2,400,000 kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (356,000,000 kg CO2e), waste generated in operations (1,000,000 kg CO2e), and fuel and energy-related activities (1,219,000,000 kg CO2e).

The company's emissions trajectory has varied. In 2022, total emissions were approximately 10,043,300,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, total emissions were around 7,801,600,000 kg CO2e, and in 2020, they were approximately 5,518,200,000 kg CO2e. Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, total emissions were approximately 10,580,700,000 kg CO2e.

Japan Airlines has set an ambitious target to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 for all scopes, as announced in June 2020. Specifically for Scope 1, which accounts for approximately 85% of total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, the company aims to reduce CO2 emissions to less than 9,090,000,000 kg CO2e by FY2025 (below FY2019 levels) and less than 8,180,000,000 kg CO2e by FY2030 (10% less than FY2019). For Scope 2, the company aims to keep total emissions from ground facilities in Japan at 50% of FY2013 levels by FY2030. The company's roadmap towards net zero includes upgrading to fuel-efficient aircraft (50% contribution), reducing emissions from daily operations (5% contribution), and utilising Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) (45% contribution).

Japan Airlines has previously engaged with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its net zero commitment. However, its near-term target status is currently listed as "Commitment removed" by SBTi.