Using Pricing as a Tool to Achieve Carbon Neutrality: Implications for the United States Postal Service

V. Ian Stanford (), Lawrence Buc, Adam Houck and Ethan Jost
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V. Ian Stanford: U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission
Lawrence Buc: SLS Consulting
Adam Houck: IBM Consulting
Ethan Jost: IBM Consulting

A chapter in Postal Strategies, 2023, pp 211-225 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract As governments, firms, and consumers have become more sensitive to concerns surrounding an impending climate crisis, the “green economy” has experienced rapid growth. Postal and delivery companies in many parts of the world have already begun implementing a variety of sustainability initiatives, many of which are specifically aimed at climate change mitigation through reductions or offsets of emissions. While the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has achieved some of its emissions reduction goals, the increasing urgency of addressing climate change calls for governments and firms to continue increasing their efforts to meet the existing challenge. Given the ability of prices to send signals about desired behavior, this paper explores how pricing and product design can potentially be used by USPS as a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality.

Keywords: Postal; Sustainability; Carbon neutral; Mail; Packages; Climate; Public policy; Regulation; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25362-1_16

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