Reducing Carbon Emissions from Shopping Trips: Evidence from China

• DOI: 10.3390/en80910043
• Publication Date: 2015-09-16T14:33:36Z
• Authors: Jing Li; Pingyu Zhang; Kevin Lo; Meng Guo; Mark Wang
• Keywords: Car ownership; Mode of transport; Private transport; Carbon fibers

With rising income and the emergence of modern shopping centers in urban China, trips by private car becomes more common, leading to higher carbon emissions transport sector. Encouraging owners shift mode from public could achieve significant reductions. This study estimate savings shifting cars for using Shenyang, one largest cities as a case study. Our results show that average per shopper is 426.9 g, on weekends 13% than weekdays. Moreover, shoppers travelling emitted five times emission those transport. We also found ownership gradually increased accessibility decreased, chose travel areas with limited access. study, thus, highlights potential high-quality reduce sector’s China.