D UNIVERSAL
POSTAL
D UNION
UPU International Bureau To:
Weltpoststrasse‘
— Union member countries
3015 BERNE
SWITZERLAND . Governmentai authorities
T+41 313503111
. Regulators
F+41 313503110
www.upu.int — Designated operators of Union
member countries
Contact: Mr James Hale — Restricted unions
T+41 31 3503952
[email protected] — Consultative Committee mem bers
Berne, 3 November 2022
Reference: 4873(DPRM.SUFS.SU)1 112
Subject: Climate action by the postal sector — only 29% of funding Ieft to raise
Dear Sir/Madam,
1 am writing once again with an appeal to member countries to contribute to the fund for ciimate action n order
to accomplish the activities mandated by the 2021 Abidjan Congress. With reference to circular letter
4873(DPRM.URS)1008 of 4 February 2022, you wiii recaii that UPU member countries unanimously approved
resolution C 17/2021 (Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the postal sector) during the 27th Universal
Postal Congress in Abidjan.
The Abidjan Congress also mandated that ali work under resolution C 17/2021 must be accomplished through
extrabudgetary funding. Currently, 71% of the budget has been pledged by the foiiowing member countries:
Australia, Austria, Canada, China (Peopie’s Rep.), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan,
the Netherlands, Norway, Siovakia, Siovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the
United States of America. Sufficient funding for the first year has been piedged, enabiing the impiementation
of the study to set up voluntary emission targets. However, an additionai 196,500 CHF must be secured to
ensure the mpiementation of ali deliverabies.
The business case for climate action by designated operators is clear. Our customers are demanding climate
neutral services, whiie local and national governments are committing to emission targets and developing
associated regulations for transport and energy. In addition, our buildings and transport infrastructure need to
be upgraded to ensure their durability, despite the increasingly extreme giobal weather. implementing resolu
tion C17/2021 will therefore heip designated operators to retain market share, remain functional and relevant,
and keep pace with this rapidly moving agenda.
Carbon accounting through tools such as the UPU’s Online Solution for Carbon Analysis and Reporting
(OSCAR) is atthe heart of this work, and its benefits extend far beyond emission reduction. Consolidating and
categorizing data on fuel and electricity use will form the basis of funding applications for climate-positive
infrastructure, shape postal energy-security strategies, and open up opportunities for new chmate products
and services.
MAJANDIJS- JA
11. 11 2022
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