Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

1. Information on the Company’s Activities 1.2 Non-Financial Information

This roadmap was further strengthened in 2023, and, together with proof points, can be synthesised as follows:

Stationary sources c.60% of CO 2 e emissions in 2023 (Scope 1&2) ( e.g. electricity, heating, cooling)

Mobile sources c.40% of CO 2 e emissions in 2023 (Scope 1, e.g. vessels, “Beluga” air transport operations, flight test) Switching to lower emission vehicles where possible and avoiding emissions through better planning of flights and logistics. - - Since 2022, new Beluga jigs and tools have enabled each logistic flight to transport two A350 wings instead of one previously. - - In October 2023, the Company commissioned shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to build, own and operate the entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States with three modern, lower-emission vessels, supported by wind assisted propulsion. The new fleet, targeted to enter into service from 2026, is expected to reduce average annual transatlantic CO 2 emissions from 68,000 to 33,000 tonnes by 2030. Using lower carbon fuels (e.g. SAF). The share of SAF used in the Company’s own operations will progressively increase to at least 30% by 2030. It concerns test flights, delivery flights, logistic flights (Belugas) and employees air shuttle flights between some European sites. The Company also started using low carbon fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its maritime logistics. It has set interim targets. The 2023 target of 10% for its commercial aircraft activities and its Helicopters Division was overachieved by 1p.p.; 2024 target has been set at 15% for its commercial aircraft activities and 20% in Airbus Helicopters Division. - - Since 2019, SAF has been used in the operation of the Company’s Beluga transport aircraft for the purpose of internal logistics. - - In 2023, in total, an estimated 20,124 tons CO 2 e were saved when compared to conventional kerosene.

Energy efficiency measures

Substituting energy-intensive assets by energy-efficient ones and optimising energy consumptions. In order to meet the -20% energy purchased target by 2030, a portfolio of projects was identified, phased and implemented, including voltage management, low-energy lighting, improved building insulation, energy-efficient heating and cooling or optimised ventilation system, as well as enabling projects such as extending metering network, and enhancing energy monitoring solutions. - - A number of actions were implemented in 2023, including for instance a CHP dispatch optimisation project in Hamburg, leading to estimated annual savings of 6,500 MWh / 3,600 tCO 2 e emissions, or the deployment of several LED lighting projects in offices and industrial perimeter, like Broughton leading to estimated annual savings of 6,300 MWh / 1,780 tCO 2 e emissions. Ambition to secure at least 90% renewable or low-carbon electricity direct supply to all sites before 2030. This will be achieved with the implementation from 2023 through a combination of on-site solar electricity production (PV), locally sourced projects (physical power purchase agreements (“ PPA ”)) and long term renewable supply contracts (sleeved PPAs), complemented by low carbon sources (eg. nuclear power). In addition, Renewable Energy Certificates / Guarantee of Origin (“ GoO ”) are used as a temporary solution until PPAs- and PV-related projects are deployed and to compensate for residual emissions post 2030 (up to 10% in 2030). - - In 2023, PPAs were contracted for instance in Spain – covering 40% of purchased electricity (~80 GWh) – and in China, well advanced in the UK and initiated in France and Germany. - - In 2023, GoOs covered more than 40% of purchased electricity and more than 10% of purchased natural gas.

Transition to renewable or low carbon energy sources

Carbon offset strategy

The Company aims to remove 100% of its residual yearly emissions by 2030, which will represent around 400kt CO 2 e in 2030. It started with compensating all remaining emissions from 2023, with a gradual phase-in of carbon removal solutions aiming to cover 100% of yearly residual emissions by 2030. Both nature-based and technology-based removals are considered and deployed following the conclusions of the IPCC (e.g. Special Report on 1.5°C and Assessment Report 6). In order to secure long-term access to durable carbon removals, the Company also seeks to develop its own direct air capture technology, based on an existing in-house space technology. The Company intends to work in partnership with carbon sequestration companies to generate additional technology-based carbon removals. Since 2019, the Company has introduced a mechanism to fully compensate for its business travel emissions based on the concepts of additionality, real (permanent) reduction, prevention of double counting, prevention of overestimation and no additional harm. As a minimum, the carbon offsets purchased by the Company are certified by the Gold Standard or Verra or Verified Carbon Standard or Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards and the supplier needs to show proof of how each one of the mentioned criteria was met. In addition, understanding that these carbon offsetting programmes may have gaps in their methodologies, additional proof is requested of how such gaps are managed by the provider. Moreover, societal aspects are considered, such as prevention of child labour, respect of human rights and relations with the communities surrounding the projects. The volume of offsets required in 2023 was around 725 ktCO2e procured through offset producer South Pole in the form of a cluster of compensation and removal projects: afforestation (VCS), landfill gas and waste gas (GS-VER), forest conservation (VCS-CCBS). The Company plans to secure 2024-2030 volumes well in advance, with progressive transition towards 100% removals, as well as a mix of nature- and technology-based solutions. - - In 2022, to foster tech-based solutions development, the Company has partnered with 1PointFive, a US company, and has pre-purchased 100,000 tons of carbon removals per year over four years – or 400,000 tons in total – as part of an initial offtake. The partnership agreement sets out that the carbon captured in respect to the Company’s agreement shall exclusively be geologically sequestered and not used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or synthetic fuel production. A portion of these volumes will be allocated to the Company’s scope 1 & 2 offset strategy. In 2023, a portion of those 400,000 tons has been allocated to airline customers (easyJet, Air Canada and Lufthansa), demonstrating the Company’s commitment to help its customers on their decarbonisation roadmap.

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Universal Registration Document 2023