The Lufthansa Innovation Hub has launched a new sustainability tool that will allow passengers on all airlines to offset the carbon emissions of their flight. Unlike other carbon offsetting tools which frequently involve tree planting, this system allows passengers to actually buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for their flight. In a statement on its website, Lufthansa Innovation Hub’s managing director Gleb Tritus commented,
“Flying benefits our world in many different ways – it connects people, helps bridge cultural divides, intensifies business relations, and enables interactions to take place across long distances. But flying also has negative climate effects, which need to be counteracted – not least from a digital perspective. Every individual traveler can take action: With “Compensaid,” we provide people with a tool that shows them the climate effects of their flights. This impact can be reduced significantly with the help of innovative technologies such as sustainable fuel.”
Using the platform, passengers can obtain a detailed overview of their carbon footprint across all airlines, not just Lufthansa, and can reduce up to 80% of their associated emissions from air travel.
