Climate neutrality: The airline has to be careful not to become a “toxic asset” for investors and to end up in a ranks with tobacco companies and the operators of coal mines.
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Frankfurt Two hearts beat in Carsten Spohr’s chest. As much as the Lufthansa boss, pilot and industrial engineer goes into raptures when looking at new jets, the 54-year-old analyzes the chances of being able to buy aircraft with CO2-neutral engines soon. The manager is convinced that there won’t be any in the foreseeable future. And that puts Lufthansa in a dilemma.
Climate neutrality – no other topic dominates the discussions in the management levels of companies more. Many industries have found levers to at least theoretically achieve this goal – the automotive industry, for example, e-mobility. The steel industry is relying on green hydrogen to fuel its blast furnaces in the future. This clear alternative is missing in aviation. Batteries are too heavy and insufficiently efficient for commercial aircraft with 100 passengers and more.
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