Does e-grocery shopping reduce CO2 emissions for working couples’ travel in England?

IF 3.1 3区工程技术 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/15568318.2022.2074326

Benjamin Motte-Baumvol , Leslie Belton Chevallier , Olivier Bonin

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Abstract

This research provides new evidence about the relationship between online and in-store shopping. This article uses data for England from the UK National Travel Survey (NTS) which covers a full week and also provides information about grocery shopping practices (online and in-store). We examine the effects of online purchases on the grocery shopping practices of working couples and their related CO₂ emissions. Our analysis reveals a substitution effect between in-store trips and online shopping combined with home delivery and a 37% reduction in household CO₂ emissions for grocery shopping. It appears that buying groceries online combined with a home delivery system makes it possible to significantly cut emissions for grocery shopping trips, or at least to offset the effects of in-store trips by the households with the highest emissions. No rebound effect is observed for other trip motives, i.e. it is not because people make fewer trips for in-store grocery shopping that they make more trips for leisure, personal or other motives.

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在英国，电子杂货店购物能减少工作夫妇旅行的二氧化碳排放吗？

摘要本研究为网上购物和店内购物之间的关系提供了新的证据。本文使用了英国国家旅游调查（NTS）的数据，该调查涵盖了整整一周，还提供了有关杂货店购物实践的信息（在线和店内）。我们研究了网上购物对在职夫妇购物习惯的影响及其相关的二氧化碳排放。我们的分析揭示了店内旅行和网上购物之间的替代效应，再加上送货上门，杂货店购物的家庭二氧化碳排放量减少了37%。网上购买食品杂货与送货上门系统相结合，似乎可以显著减少食品杂货购物旅行的排放，或者至少抵消排放量最高的家庭在店内旅行的影响。其他旅行动机没有观察到反弹效应，也就是说，并不是因为人们在店内购物的次数减少，他们才有更多的休闲、个人或其他动机。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Sustainable Transportation provides a discussion forum for the exchange of new and innovative ideas on sustainable transportation research in the context of environmental, economical, social, and engineering aspects, as well as current and future interactions of transportation systems and other urban subsystems. The scope includes the examination of overall sustainability of any transportation system, including its infrastructure, vehicle, operation, and maintenance; the integration of social science disciplines, engineering, and information technology with transportation; the understanding of the comparative aspects of different transportation systems from a global perspective; qualitative and quantitative transportation studies; and case studies, surveys, and expository papers in an international or local context. Equal emphasis is placed on the problems of sustainable transportation that are associated with passenger and freight transportation modes in both industrialized and non-industrialized areas. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single-blind. Submissions are made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.