Swiss Post launches green project vote

Swiss Post is asking its customers to decide on a climate protection project for the company to invest in. For the past two years, customers of Swiss Post have had the opportunity to send their letters, parcels and goods consignments with the “pro clima” surcharge, thereby offsetting the associated CO₂ emissions.

These surcharges will now be invested entirely in a climate protection project.

Members of the public have the opportunity to cast their votes on the Swiss Post website between now and 6 February. The following projects are up for the vote.

– Wind power in New Caledonia: The construction of six small wind farms on the main island of New Caledonia means that coal is no longer required as a source of energy. As a result, New Caledonia can reduce its emissions of harmful greenhouse gases and improve local air quality.

– Electricity from harvest waste in India: At the biomass power plant in Karnataka, harvest waste such as sugar cane or coconut leaves are burned and used to generate electricity. In particular, the power plant can process biomass with a low thermal value. The electricity generated in this way is fed into the local supply grid, replacing electricity produced from fossil fuels and thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

– Electricity from waste disposal gas in Turkey: The Mamak waste disposal plant in Ankara province collects gases and produces organic and syngas, which is processed by gas turbines to produce electricity. For this purpose the disposal site was covered, a gravitational water drainage system was developed, and a sorting and recycling centre set up.

Swiss Post only supports environmental projects with the independently monitored “Gold Standard”.

With more than 124m consignments and 180 business customers to its name, “pro clima” has achieved gratifying results, according to Swiss Post.