June 17, 2008 - Lufthansa has unveiled a 15-point plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously expanding the air carrier's global reach.

"Lufthansa has in recent years succeeded in decoupling traffic growth from its deleterious impact on the environment," says Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber, who notes that since 1991 half the company's traffic growth has been achieved without any increase in CO2 emissions.

Key targets outlined in the company's "Environmental Strategy 2020" plan include:

• Reducing CO2 emissions per flown kilometer by 25%(from 2006 levels)
• Reducing nitrogen oxide emissions by 80% (from 2000 levels)
• Increasing the ratio of biofuels to conventional kerosene in aircraft fuel to 1:10

Read all 15 sustainability objectives here.

The announcement coincides with the publication of the company's 14th annual sustainability report. Download it here (PDF).