Partnership with TotalEnergies: DHL brings sustainable aviation fuel to Paris
DHL Express is bringing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Together with TotalEnergies, the express delivery service provider has secured five million liters of SAF. This saves around 11,800 tons of CO₂ annually and further drives decarbonization in the air and on the ground.
- Frontrunner at Paris CDG: DHL Express is the first express logistics company to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the Paris hub.
- 5 million liters of SAF: One-year agreement with TotalEnergies for refueling cargo aircraft.
- Around 80% less CO₂: Fuel derived from waste reduces emissions over the life cycle by 11,800 tons of CO₂ per year.
- Flight routes & electric fleet: Refueled aircraft connect Paris with Leipzig, Casablanca, Milan and London. On the ground, the light commercial vehicle fleet in France is already 100% electrified.
- Advantage for customers: Through „GoGreen Plus“ and the book-and-claim procedure, savings can be directly attributed to Scope 3 emissions.
SAF partnership: Less emissions on long-distance routes
DHL Express and TotalEnergies are collaborating to make international air transport more sustainable. According to the press release, DHL is thus the first express service provider at Paris CDG airport to deploy SAF at its hub there.
As part of the one-year partnership, TotalEnergies will supply five million liters of sustainable fuel. According to DHL, SAF is produced from waste materials such as used cooking oil and reduces CO₂ emissions over its lifecycle by around 80 percent. As a result, the Paris location will save approximately 11,800 tons of CO₂ annually. Once fueled, the machines will connect Paris with the hubs in Leipzig, Casablanca, Milan, and London. As Travis Cobb (EVP Global Network Operations at DHL Express) emphasizes, SAF already accounted for ten percent of the company’s fuel consumption in 2025.
Holistic decarbonization & customer advantage via GoGreen Plus
The introduction of the SAF coincides with the fifth anniversary of the 170 million euro-cost hub opened in 2021. According to the company, the measure complements the environmental strategy on the ground: In France, the light commercial vehicle fleet of DHL is already completely electric, supplemented by deliveries by cargo bike or on foot in 55 inner-city areas.
According to the press release, customers also benefit directly: Through the „GoGreen Plus“ offer and a book-and-claim procedure, companies can flexibly account for the CO₂ reductions in their Scope-3 emissions – regardless of whether their own package is flown directly on these routes.