Swiss WorldCargo is the first air cargo carrier with an offer incorporating pioneering, high-quality technological solutions to decarbonize aviation. The airfreight division of SWISS launches the premium option ‘Aviation Tech Pioneer’ that combines 20% CO2 removal through the innovative technology of direct air capture (DAC) and 80% reduction through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This new option, added to the existing ones in the cargo carrier’s portfolio under the Green Choice add-on service, is established in collaboration with the Swiss-based company Climeworks and aims to support scaling direct air capture technologies.
Sustainability is a core aspect of both SWISS and Swiss WorldCargo’s strategies and partnerships in this area play an essential role in getting the company closer to its target of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. Swiss WorldCargo recognizes the importance of accelerating key technologies and innovation to create a more sustainable future for the air cargo industry and takes action to ensure that significant partnerships are established to drive sustainability initiatives forward.
Swiss WorldCargo’s initiative builds on the carbon removal agreement to remove residual CO2 emissions signed by SWISS and Lufthansa Group, which was announced in March 2024. Swiss WorldCargo has now launched a pilot to integrate carbon removal in its customer offerings with Climeworks, a leading Swiss-based company that offers high-quality carbon removal services to businesses and individuals. Climeworks provides a permanent solution to a persistent problem by employing its pioneering DAC technology to capture CO2 from the air, which can then be stored permanently underground.
Direct air capture, a technology to permanently remove CO2 from the air
With its direct air capture technology, Climeworks is a global leader in the carbon removal field. DAC is a vitally important method of removing CO2 directly from the atmosphere and storing it permanently underground. The airline sector will need to take advantage of DAC and further negative-emission technologies to achieve its ambitious carbon emission mitigation goals. Climeworks already operates the world’s two biggest DAC and storage facilities, which are located in Iceland and has extensive growth plans. More information on Climeworks’ DAC technology is available in the graphic below. DAC technologies also offer a scalable means of procuring atmospheric CO2 as a raw material for manufacturing the next generation of synthetic fuels, also known as SAF. Using such synthetic fuels is also vital to decarbonising the airline sector. SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have long been industry pioneers in this field, driving the scale-up of these key fuel technologies.
Swiss WorldCargo’s new premium offering for reducing CO2 emissions along the supply chain
Currently, Swiss WorldCargo’s customers can choose the new premium offering, called the ‘Aviation Tech Pioneer’ package, to support driving sustainability initiatives forward through carbon removal with DAC, combined with an investment in SAF. Thanks to this new offering, Swiss WorldCargo’s customers now have an option to not only help scale up critical tech to reach net zero in aviation but also act on reaching their scope 3 emission reduction targets to support removing unavoidable emissions from the atmosphere.
With SWISS being Climeworks’ first airline partner, Swiss WorldCargo’s new premium offering reflects SWISS’ ongoing commitment to scale up key defossilisation technologies. The new offering follows other ongoing initiatives at Swiss WorldCargo, such as investments in SAF, lightweight containers, and modern aircraft. It has the potential to pave the way for more sustainable practices in the aviation and logistics industries for the years to come.
“We’re excited to realize this first-of-a-kind pilot with Swiss WorldCargo. It is an inspiring example of how the aviation industry can accelerate the much-needed scale-up of carbon removal within their own industry and beyond,” states Laurent Müller, Director of Strategic Partnerships Management of Climeworks.
“At Swiss WorldCargo we’re very glad to be bringing our division one step closer to its environmental goals by establishing this important collaboration. Thanks to Climeworks’ innovative technology, we can offer our customers a premium solution to mitigate the impact of their operations on the environment,” says Lorenzo Stoll, Head of Cargo at Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
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