Hamburg Airport: Net Zero by 2035
as the first major airport in Germany
Northern Germany's largest airport takes on a pioneering role in reducing CO₂ emissions.
Hamburg Airport has been CO₂-neutral since 2022, making it the first major German commercial airport to achieve this goal. However, this is just one step on the way to the ultimate goal of operating entirely without CO2 emissions. To this end, Hamburg Airport has adopted a comprehensive strategy called Net Zero 2035.
Hamburg Airport has been committed to reducing CO2 emissions for 30 years and has been CO2-neutral since 2021. Now it is going one step further: instead of compensating for remaining emissions with offset certificates, the airport is aiming for the net zero target, in which fossil CO2 emissions are gradually reduced to zero. With its climate strategy "Net Zero 2035 - Now. For the future", Hamburg Airport aims to be the first major German airport to achieve this goal by 2035 and emphasise its pioneering role in climate protection.
Hamburg Airport is investing €250 million to achieve its ambitions climate goals
Hamburg Airport is planning to invest around a quarter of a billion euros in the "Net Zero 2035" climate protection project, with around 70 million euros being earmarked for the construction of its own wind farm in Kaltenkirchen (Schleswig-Holstein). The airport is gradually switching to an independent supply of renewable energy and heat in order to achieve its goal.
As part of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI), European airports have agreed to reduce their CO2 emissions to zero by 2050. Hamburg Airport sees itself as a pioneer in this ambitious endeavour and has set itself ambitious but achievable targets. Hamburg Airport plans to be the first major German airport to switch completely to renewable energies and operate CO2-free by 2035.
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