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"With the rise in e-commerce, 161 billion parcels were delivered worldwide in
2022, doubling in just four years. In Australia, more households are shopping
online than ever before. In 2023, 5.6 million households made a monthly online
purchase. This implies millions of parcels are being shipped each month.
High-emitting diesel vans or trucks undertake almost all last-mile or doorstop
parcel deliveries. In cities, these vehicles add to traffic congestion, parking
pressures, carbon emissions and air pollution. So how can we reduce the
environmental impact of all these deliveries?
Using low-emission vehicles, such as electric delivery vans powered by
renewable energy sources, can certainly help. However, electric delivery vans
and trucks are still uncommon. Their global sales share in 2023 was just under
5%. Increasing the numbers of vehicle chargers powered by renewable energy will
also take time.
To complement the transition to cleaner vehicles, shorter-term solutions can
include optimising the organisation of deliveries, as well as more novel ideas.
One of these ideas is crowdshipping.
The concept applies crowdsourcing to delivery services. Members of the public
elect to deliver parcels in the course of their journeys. In this way,
crowdshipping integrates passenger and freight transport to streamline movement
in cities."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
