Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Last year, the Postal Service became the first federal agency and largest U.S. organization to publish its third-party verified Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory. It also joined 19 other postal administrations to set a global carbon emissions target for the postal industry. The goal, announced in Copenhagen, is to collectively reduce emissions 20 percent by 2020. The Postal Service also participated in the first postal sector carbon footprint report, which included data for 21 of the world’s leading posts.