Last-Mile Carbon Emission under E-Commerce: Environmental Perspective ()
ABSTRACT
E-commerce is now a major,
thriving industry that contributes significantly to global economic growth. The market is significantly
impacted by the e-commerce sector’s rapid expansion. The success is entirely
attributable to consumer responses and buying habits. Given that it has more
than 1.4 billion inhabitants and generates enormous earnings for e-commerce,
India is seen as a prospective market. The recent growth of the e-commerce
market and online shopping in India, there
is a need for more environmentally sustainable and reliable last-mile
logistics designs. Besides the success of e-commerce and its benefits for the environment,
the study focuses on the status of e-commerce in India, carbon emissions, the
impact of electric vehicles instead of fossil fuels and government decisions,
and the use of technological advances, which are all subject to discussion. The international
treaty on climate change was approved by 196 parties at the United Nations
Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France on December 12, 2015, and
became effective on November 4, 2016, and India is a party to the agreement.
So, limiting carbon emissions, innovations in environmental e-commerce are
important and the importance of last-mile delivery is changing the behaviour of
e-commerce businesses. This study aims to the existing literature on
environmental impact from the point of view carbon emission by e-commerce, and
focus on how e-commerce in India is environmentally sustainable in relation to
carbon emissions, technological advancements especially last-mile delivery and
government initiatives.
Share and Cite:
Sarkar, M. (2023) Last-Mile Carbon Emission under E-Commerce: Environmental Perspective.
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
11, 277-292. doi:
10.4236/jss.2023.1112020.
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