Fourth Economy’s Post

Can e-commerce drive down emissions in the US cities and suburbs? The rise of e-commerce in recent years, boosted exponentially by the pandemic, has seen many US consumers getting groceries, clothes, toys and any other goods you can think of delivered via their devices, but could this convenience culture be having an unexpected impact on US carbon emissions? This year Steer and Fourth Economy co-authored a white paper that aimed to understand how last-mile deliveries replacing individual car trips could bring down greenhouse gases in cities and suburbs across the US. Read more via the link in the comments below. #sustainablelogistics #ecommerce #lastmiledelivery #climateaction #wearesteer