• JAL is investing in various CO2 removal technologies to tackle the growing issue of climate change.
• They will use carbon credits from these endeavours to offset emissions from their operations.

Japan Airlines (JAL), Japan's first private airline, has partnered with Heirloom Carbon Technologies, a California-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) specialist, to achieve the former's net zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.

JAL is investing in Heirloom's innovative carbon removal technology as part of its strategy to operate sustainably. The airline is exploring multiple ways to decarbonise its operations by investing in various technologies. This partnership builds on an earlier investment in Captura, a company specialising in carbon removal from oceans.

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Heirloom's technology uses limestone, which can absorb CO2 over time. They heat limestone using green energy to pump out the CO2 it has accumulated and reuse it to capture more CO2 from the atmosphere, repeating this process like a sponge for carbon. This method is scalable and cost-effective.

Yasushi Noda, Senior Vice President, General Affairs Division, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.: "We recognize this partnership as an important milestone in the development of global decarbonization solutions. Through Heirloom's innovative Direct Air Capture technology, we aim to significantly advance our efforts towards Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050.”

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Shashank Samala, CEO of Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc: “We're honored to receive this investment from JAL and look forward to working with them as a strategic partner to rapidly scale our CO2 removal technology to make meaningful progress in the fight against global temperature rise.”

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Source: Japan Airlines