DHL Express and World Energy have entered into an agreement to utilise sustainable aviation fuel certificates, with the goal of replacing 668 million litres of conventional jet fuel
DHL Express and World Energy have signed an agreement focused on the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificates (SAFc). Alternative fuel will replace jet fuel in DHL Express’ air cargo operations. The logistics company expects that this will reduce around 1.7 million tonnes of CO2e on a lifecycle basis, which it says is “equivalent to handling the approximately 77,000 annual aircraft movements of DHL Express in the Americas carbon neutrally for a full year.”
Under this partnership, the intention is to replace a substantial quantity of traditional jet fuel, approximately 668 million litres. The deal spans seven years and represents one of the most extensive SAFc agreements in the aviation industry to date.
Picture: Tobias Meyer, CEO DHL Group and Gene Gebolys, CEO World Energy
This undertaking aligns with DHL Group’s ambitious Sustainability Roadmap, which aims to curtail the organisation’s annual greenhouse gas emissions to below 29 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030, encompassing scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
DHL Group’s Sustainability Roadmap outlines its sustainability goals, including reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions to below 29 million tonnes of CO2e in 2030 across scopes 1, 2, and 3. Furthermore, Deutsche Post DHL Group has committed to reducing all logistics-related emissions to zero by the year 2050.
“DHL Express is firmly dedicated to pioneering a sustainable future in aviation logistics,” said John Pearson, CEO DHL Express. “By partnering with World Energy and confirming this milestone agreement, we are taking another concrete leap towards minimizing our carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future. We want to inspire more suppliers to accelerate industry-wide production and adoption of SAF.”
“We are honored to team up with DHL on this quest to decarbonize aviation,” said Gene Gebolys, World Energy CEO. “Decarbonizing the hard-to-abate sectors requires commitment across the value chain, and partnerships like the one we are launching today are key to enabling companies like DHL to meet their ambitions climate goals.”
This follows DHL Express’ launch of GoGreen Plus in February – a service offering customers the use of SAF when transporting their shipments by air. DHL Express has also recently invested in alternative fuels to decarbonise its road transport logistics operations, deploying a fleet of 18 biofuel-powered trucks to assist with the logistics operations of all remaining European races in the current Formula 1 season.
John Pearson, Chief Executive of DHL Express, commented: “DHL Express is firmly dedicated to pioneering a sustainable future in aviation logistics.
“By partnering with World Energy and confirming this milestone agreement, we are taking another concrete leap towards minimising our carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future. We want to inspire more suppliers to accelerate industry-wide production and adoption of SAF.”
Gene Gebolys, Chief Executive of World Energy, added: “Decarbonising the hard-to-abate sectors requires commitment across the value chain, and partnerships like the one we are launching today are key to enabling companies like DHL to meet their ambitions climate goals.”
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