PostEurop, the European association of public postal operators, has  released the findings of its Green Post project, funded as part of the European Commission’s Sustainable Intelligent Energy Europe programme.

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PostEurop, Universal Postal Union (UPU) and International Post Corporation (IPC) have finalized the common “GHG Inventory standard for the Postal sector” .

The standard is an advanced methodology that the postal operators can now use to collect comprehensive data about their greenhouse gas emissions in a much consistent manner.
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The Report  presents the outcome of the 2009 CO2 Data Collection operated within the GHG Reduction Programme, and in comparison with the previous year’s result.
download  the Report

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Stephanie Scouppe on Postal Technology International

Environmentally sustainable development involves changes in behaviour as well as technology. Andrew Pickering talks with PostEurop's Stéphanie Scouppe
See the article on Postal Technology International

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PostEurop and its Members Kick-Off the Green Fleet Forum

PostEurop, European Public Postal Operators including the Royal Mail, P&T Luxembourg, TNT, Itella, CTT Correios de Portugal, Deutsche Post DHL, Groupe La Poste, Poste Italiane, La Poste- De Post (Belgium), Posten Norge and Magyar Posta as well as industry stakeholders gathered today in Brussels to kick-off the PostEurop Green Fleet Forum aimed at addressing many challenges faced by European Public Postal Operators transportation seeking climate-neutral solutions.
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Introduction of Eco friendly vehicles

MaltaPost p.l.c. is committed to playing a leading and effective role in our society while also tangibly proving itself to be a responsible and caring institution in the community in which it operates. 
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Customers choose climate protection project for Swiss Post

At Swiss Post, customers have been able to offset the CO2 effect of mailing letters, parcels and goods with the "pro clima" surcharge for the past year. The CO2 emissions resulting from the 55 million "pro clima" items mailed in 2009 will now be offset via a waste disposal gas power plant in Turkey, recognised by the World Bank as the best environmental project in 2009. This was decided by 61% of 2691 Swiss Post customers in an online vote.
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Global Postal Sector united for carbon emissions reduction

Attending United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, UPU Director General Edouard Dayan said that business as usual was not an option and that the global postal sector will do its part to reduce carbon emissions.
more                                                          source UPU: Anne-Claire Blet

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