An Post has reached a 50% reduction in carbon emissions compared to 2009 levels, hitting the target in September 2025. This milestone comes despite a 27% increase in parcel volume, showing a decoupling of business growth from emissions. The company is scaling its electric fleet, with 55% of vehicles now using alternative fuels. Additionally, 95% of heavy goods vehicles have transitioned to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and 99% of buildings are powered by green energy.
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An Post hitting a 50% cut while parcel volume jumps 27% is a decent result. Most of the heavy lifting here seems to be the EV rollout and switching HGVs to HVO.
The EV numbers are fine, but I wonder about the charging infrastructure for those larger vans. Replacing first gen EVs with better range is a must, but did they have to upgrade local grid capacity to support the new fleet?
The 2009 baseline is the standard for these reports, but the move to bring the 2030 target forward to 2025 is the real story. It shows a shift from long term planning to immediate execution.
True, but I would like to see the actual data on the HVO transition. A 90% reduction per litre sounds good, but that depends heavily on the feedstock used for the vegetable oil.
Cutting 250 MWh at the EXO building is a good specific win. Building systems optimization usually pays for itself eventually, but the real cost is in the operational shift to keep those LEED standards active.
