Results: Online shopping can be worse for the environment than driving to a store!
Published on 03/19/2020
In the study, researchers estimated that shopping at brick-and-mortar stores for frequently bought items such as toilet paper, shampoo and toothpaste, often results in less greenhouse gas emissions than ordering the products from a company that only sells through the internet.
The main reason is because of how people shop online: Many buy items online frequently but they only buy a few items per purchase.
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Have you ever ordered groceries online?
Yes
28%
888 votes
No
68%
2202 votes
Not Applicable
4%
139 votes
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Last year, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a broad plan to fight climate change, including meeting the Paris climate agreement 10 years early, which will make the company carbon neutral by 2040. Do you think that all stores should do online delivery just by using electric vehicles? Yes
28%
902 votes
No
26%
842 votes
Undecided
46%
1485 votes
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Which of the following would be more convenient for you? Online Shopping
38%
1230 votes
Going to the physical store to shop items
62%
1999 votes
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Do you think that during the COVID-19 pandemic people should do their grocery shopping online? Yes
42%
1367 votes
No
18%
595 votes
Undecided
39%
1267 votes
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