Senken has announced a multi-year carbon removal offtake agreement with the Lufthansa Group, covering three distinct carbon removal methodologies across three continents. The transaction directly supports the airline group’s newly restructured climate protection portfolio, which has doubled its allocation of permanent carbon removal solutions to represent approximately 20 per cent of its total volume.
The Senken-curated portfolio balances permanence, scale, and socio-economic co-benefits by incorporating three separate carbon mitigation strategies:
- Direct Air Capture (Canada): Engineered, geologically permanent carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere via project developer Deep Sky.
- Industrial Biochar (Bolivia): Long-term carbon storage in stable biochar manufactured from sustainably sourced forestry residues by Exomad Green.
- Regenerative Agriculture (Germany): Nature-based carbon removal executed across European agricultural land via climate technology platform Klim.
The agreement reflects an industry-wide transition toward high-integrity, evidence-led environmental portfolios. This shift mirrors the guidance of the Oxford Principles, which recommend balancing nature- and technology-based solutions to maximize co-benefits alongside absolute permanence.
Every carbon credit procured by Senken is evaluated through its proprietary Sustainability Integrity Index (SII). The process features a 600-point data review covering project fundamentals, carbon impact, ecosystem co-benefits, reporting procedures, and strict compliance with global frameworks including the ICVCM, CSRD, and SBTi. Fewer than 5 per cent of evaluated projects clear the vetting system.
Nina Sproedt, Sustainability Lead at Lufthansa Group, stated: “Climate protection projects, which complement our own emission reduction measures, are an important building block on the path to more sustainable aviation and the achievement of our climate goals.”
Adrian Wons, Chief Executive Officer of Senken, noted the rigorous nature of corporate purchasing in the transport sector, adding: “Aviation is one of the most demanding sectors for climate integrity, and Lufthansa Group is among the first European airline groups to respond with full transparency, publishing its complete project portfolio, doubling the share of permanent removals, and combining engineered with nature-based solutions.”
Diego Justiniano, CEO of Exomad Green, emphasized that aviation’s pivot toward durable storage represents a clear signal regarding the direction of credible corporate climate strategies. Alex Petre, CEO of Deep Sky, noted that Direct Air Capture scales effectively when anchor offtakers commit to long-term demand signals.
Robert Gerlach, Founder and CEO of Klim, added that the partnership connects European farmers directly with corporate buyers, creating reliable new revenue streams that help build more resilient agricultural systems.
