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The UK’s postal service has stepped up a gear in efforts to decarbonise its fleet of HGVs: in the last year, it has spared the planet from around 30,000 tonnes of CO2 by swapping diesel for 10m litres of biofuel at six of its largest sites.
By PA/TPN, in United Kingdom, World, Environment, Sustainability · 01 Jun 2024, 07:31 · 0 Comments
The measure is part of Royal Mail's Steps to Zero environmental strategy, which is gunning for net zero by 2040. It began using hydronated vegetable oil in June 2023.
The biofuel cuts carbon emissions by 90 percent compared to diesel, and Royal Mail is complementing the move by switching out fossil fuel vans for electric vehicles.
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