Assessment of Postal

Activity

Case: Argentina

Aim of the studies done

Environmental Impact Study

Environmental Impact Study

ALC and Calculation

of CO2 Footprint

ALC and Calculation

of CO2 Footprint

Assessing Environmental Features of Simple Letter

Service based on AECA´s interest about showing if the

activity pollutes the environment

Assessing Environmental Features of Simple Letter

Service based on AECA´s interest about showing if the

activity pollutes the environment

Performing the assessment of the life cycle and Calculation

of Carbon Footprint for Reception Service and Sending a

Corporative Simple Letter

Establishing a comparison with respect to sending and

receiving a commercial e-mail

Performing the assessment of the life cycle and Calculation

of Carbon Footprint for Reception Service and Sending a

Corporative Simple Letter

Establishing a comparison with respect to sending and

receiving a commercial e-mail

What is it an Study on Environmental Impact (SEI)

It`s a description and an analysis of environmental resources within the area of influence of the activity being studied, considering:

Environment

Physical Medium

Socioeconomic Medium

• Air quality (emissions)

• Noise

• Liquid Effluent

• Solid Waste

• Flora, Fauna and visual impact

• Employment generation

• Effect on commerce, industry and other services

• Effect on traffic

• Social Welfare and cultural heritage

• Safety

SEI Structure

What is it for?

What is it for?

Knowing the situation or environmental baseline of Postal Activity

Knowing the situation or environmental baseline of Postal Activity

Stage 3

Stage 3

Stage 2

Stage 2

Stage 1

Stage 1

Describing processes and activities, resources consumption, wastes, effluents and emissions from the activity

Describing processes and activities, resources consumption, wastes, effluents and emissions from the activity

Identifying environmental impacts generated by the activity

Identifying environmental impacts generated by the activity

Management plans with opportunities of improvement or mitigation actions of significant impact

Management plans with opportunities of improvement or mitigation actions of significant impact

Methodology

Planning

Planning

Fieldwork

Fieldwork

1. Selecting the most representative process of postal activity.

2. Designing questionnaires to collect environmental aspects.

3. Selecting samples from establishments to audit according to the representativeness of the activity under study: 86.7% of Postal Production is developed in the cities observed.

1. Selecting the most representative process of postal activity.

2. Designing questionnaires to collect environmental aspects.

3. Selecting samples from establishments to audit according to the representativeness of the activity under study: 86.7% of Postal Production is developed in the cities observed.

2. Collate and validate the Postal Activities observed against legislation on its levels State – Province – Municipality.

2. Collate and validate the Postal Activities observed against legislation on its levels State – Province – Municipality.

1. Audits to 30 establishments: head offices – Distribution Centers – Point of

Sales : validation in situ performed by the University team.

1. Audits to 30 establishments: head offices – Distribution Centers – Point of

Sales : validation in situ performed by the University team.

Methodology: Leopold Matrix of Cause-Effect(Example)

Process Activities

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Air

Noise

Employment

DistributionReceptionPick Up

-19

52 52

-25 0

-3 0

-25

52

Outcomes from Environmental Impact Study

Regarding environmental impact of Simple Letter, the

study shows that Postal Activity does not pollute

the environment.

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Crí

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l

25

0

50

75

100

+37

Compared Legislation: Diagram of Environmental Legislation

in Argentina

Municipalities

Provinces

Federal State

National Constitution and Laws of Minimal Budgets

Provincial Laws and Decrees

Ordinances and Provisions

Different Points of View

Carbon Footprint• What is it?

The Carbon footprint is " the total of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions directly or indirectly caused by an individual, organization, business, product or service."

Kyoto ProtocolIt is an international agreement, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that generate global warning.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)

Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of a gas measure

Carbon Dioxide CO2Methane CH4Oxide Nitrous N2OHydrofluorocarbon HFCPerfluorocarbon PFCSulphur hexafluoride SF6

121

310740

1.30023.900

Methodology: PAS 2050

Emissions are calculated through the analysis of Products / services

Life Cycle

Stages of the Study

Improvements Results Emissions Life Cycle Assessment

FieldworkScope

Stages Better Practices

•Establishment and Scope of Objectives

•Inventory Analysis

•Assessment of Impacts

•Outcomes Interpretation

•Complete: regarding gases, activities, territories considered, etc. •Accurate: regarding information and its analysis •Clear: regarding data sources, methods applied and communication •Solid: throughout temporal series, this means the use of the same emission factors and methods for the same categories.•Comparable: this means use of a common methodology

Tool Used

Software used to visualize the Life

Cycle of letter and its associated

emissions

Factors and Procedures involved in the study

Fieldwork

•Processes

•Production

•Energy

•Staff

•Transport

•Waste

•Abilities

•Distances

•Market Share

•Paper Specifications

Processes Determination

1. Simple Letter (Client)

2. Pick Up and Reception

3. Production and Treatment

4. Distribution and Delivery

5. Reclassify at Local Centers

6. Distribution to Final User

Emissions Detail Resources

Energy Gas Consumption

Energy Electric Consumption

Commercial Transport

Urban Solid Waste

E-mail

Non Recycled Paper

Non Recycled Paper

Source

SEySD Argentina * – IPCC **

SEySD Argentina - IPCC

SEySD Argentina - IPCCPeugeot

SEySD Argentina - IPCC

Environment and Energy Control Agency of France

Research Institute Cristóbal Colón

Cadiz-Spain

ECODESEcology and Development

* Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development** Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Life cycle analysis

0,10 grs. Co2 1,37 grs. Co2 Co2 p/Destino Co2 x Centro

1. Client Emission

2.Pick – Up and r Reception Process

3.Production and Treatment Process

CABA

4.Distribution and Delivery Process

5.Reclassify at Provinces Center

6.Distribution to Final User

20 km 0,03 grs.

400 km 0,70 grs.

710 km1,25 grs.

1180 km2,08 grs.

1090 km1,92 grs.

476 km0,84 grs.

1156 km2,04 grs.

970 km1,71 grs.

1,20 grs.

Santa FéSanta Fé 1,72 grs.

NeuquénNeuquén 3,67 grs.

TucumánTucumán 4,05 grs.

MendozaMendoza 2,98 grs.

Viedma (R.N.)Viedma (R.N.) 4,80 grs.

1,20 grs.

CórdobaCórdoba 1,20 grs.

25 grs. Co2 Co2 Neutral

Floding, enveloping, stamping, labeling,

classifying, bagged and

waste.

Floding, enveloping, stamping, labeling,

classifying, bagged and

waste.

Bs. As. (Prov.)Bs. As. (Prov.)

CABA +AMBACABA +AMBA

Model of Simple Letter Reception and Delivery Service

Simple Letter Emissions Results

Process 1 Client

Process 2 Pick Up/

Reception

Process 3 Production

Process 4 Distribution

Process 5 Reclassify

Process 6Final User

Total emission

s for Delivery Service

of a Letter

Total including envelope and paper

Common Emission

s25 0,10 1,37

CO2

Neutro

CABA + AMBA

0,03 1,20 2,70 27,70

Buenos Aires 0,70 1,20 3,37 28,37

Córdoba

1,25 1,20 3,92 28,92

(Carbon Dioxide Equivalent CO2e)

Outcomes

 Co2 emissions (grams) for Delivery of a Simple Letter Service per Destiny,

 Co2 emissions (grams) for Delivery of a Simple Letter Service per Destiny + Envelope + content, Co2 emissions (grams) (4 sheets A4)

  Co2 emissions (grams) for commercial E-mail with attachment, 1 mega 

Co2 emissions (grams) for commercial E-mail with attachment 1 mega + printing (4 sheets A4)

Outcomes (CO2e grams)

Process Emissions

PaperTotal

Emissions Co2

Simple Letter

E-Mail

3,92 25 28,92

19 25 44

• For example, sending a simple letter to a regular destination (700 Km)• Emissions of sending an E-mail with attachment 1 MB - Source ADEME

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