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I wonder how much of this is offset by the increase in shipping volume due to the increase in ecommerce volume.
by ithinkinstereo 6y ago
I wonder how much of this is offset by the increase in shipping volume due to the increase in ecommerce volume.
- contingencies 6y agoShipping by sea per item mile relative to alternative transportation methods is actually extremely efficient in emissions terms. Secondly, ecommerce might be up but overall consumption is down.
- Alupis 6y agoFor ecommerce, "shipping" is certainly referring to shipping the item to the customer, ie. USPS/UPS/FedEx/Amazon trucks driving around. Definitely been an increase in that.
- Nasrudith 6y agoIt would still be a net loss in emissions compared to reality but less than a naive "there goes all of that fungible shipping demand forever" model as huge container ships are more efficient in emissions even though bunker oil tends to be dirtier than jet fuel. Plus overall goods consumption is certainly down with COVID.
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