Switzerland – To prevent 40,000 TEUs of CO2e emissions, Kuehne+Nagel has secured the equivalent volumes of a waste-based next generation biofuel.
Customers can take part in the company’s zero emissions goals by offsetting the CO2e emissions from their own shipments on any global trade or service.
The Kuehne+Nagel biofuel concept assigns fully traceable contingents of biofuel to the customers’ cargo and is based on next-generation biofuels in accordance with RED II. Currently, using biofuel in container shipping is the most efficient way to transport goods with zero CO2 emissions. The next generation of biofuels are produced exclusively from renewable feedstocks and have a circular carbon lifecycle that aims to reuse waste or biomass, in contrast to fossil fuels, which are an exhaustible resource and produce additional CO2e emissions. Since the production emissions from the biofuel and its lower density compared to conventional fuels are more than offset, Kuehne+Nagel assures its clients that greenhouse gases (CO2e) will be completely avoided during sea transportation.
Lowering CO2 emissions
Kuehne+Nagel has set ambitious environmental goals for the transition to a zero carbon business model by reducing the company’s own carbon emissions and assisting its clients with their transition by joining the Science Based Targets initiative. Kuehne+Nagel is proactively adding cutting-edge and easily customizable shipping options to its sustainable service portfolio in order to lower transportation emissions and satisfy growing customer demand for green logistics. The company is making investments in low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, and verified CO2 reporting as part of this effort. Finding sea freight routes with lower CO2 emissions is also made possible by the company’s digital platform, seaexplorer.
