Characterizing the generation and spatial patterns of carbon emissions from urban express delivery service in China |
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| Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;2. Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;3. Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China;4. Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9DT, UK;5. Laboratory of Systems Ecology and Sustainability Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;6. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Power System Optimization and Energy Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China;1. Division of Packaging Logistics, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;2. Division of Transport and Roads, Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;1. School of Business, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China;2. Business School, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China;3. School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China;4. Léonard de Vinci Pôle Universitaire, Research Center, 92 916, Paris La Défense, France;1. The School of Technology and Business Studies, Dalarna University, SE-791 88 Falun, Sweden;2. HUI Research, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | 
Express delivery services, as an indispensable part of our daily life, have grown rapidly because of the booming e-commerce and logistics industries. Accordingly, there is increasing concern about the environmental load from delivering letters and parcels, such as road freight transportation emissions and packaging waste, which have not been seriously considered in previous work. In this study, a spatially based dynamic model has been created to quantify the impacts (measured in carbon emissions, CO2eq.) from the express delivery sector in China. Specifically, intracity (urban) express delivery services—delivery and pick-up services located within the same city—was chosen for analysis. The results indicated that the carbon emissions from the transportation phase of the express delivery sector in Chinese cities varied from 20 t to 4000 t in 2017, of which 18% was attributable to the weight of extra packaging materials. Carbon emission intensities for all cities showed a close relationship with their socioeconomic status. For example, the spatial pattern of intracity express delivery volumes and associated carbon emissions showed a significant clustering property: high-value cities were clustered in eastern China and low-value cities in western China. Furthermore, the carbon hotspots were mainly located in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta urban agglomerations. Overall, our research method and preliminary findings could be helpful for the green development of the booming express delivery sector in China and beyond. |
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