Australia’s national postal service will aim to reach net-zero by 2050, under a new sustainability road map released on Oct. 5.
The move will make Australia Post the first government business enterprise to set a net-zero emissions target and will see the organisation roll out a series of initiatives aimed at decarbonising its operations.
It comes despite comments from California-based ecomodernist Michael Shellenberger who said the natural environment was actually in a much healthier state now compared to how it has been portrayed by climate change activists.
By 2025, the group will aim to reduce emissions by 15 percent, source 100 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources, have “fully sustainable” packaging, decrease landfill waste by 20 percent, and spend A$100 million on social enterprise and Indigenous suppliers….