Lufthansa Group is one of the largest SAF consumers worldwide and consumed 5 percent of global SAF production last year. In August 2022, Lufthansa Group's CO₂ reduction target (minus 30.6 percent of specific CO₂ emissions) by 2030 was validated by the independent Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Lufthansa Group was the first airline group in Europe with a scientifically based CO₂ reduction target in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.