{"id":3402,"date":"2022-03-23T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetrade.com\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:05:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:05:03","slug":"on-the-road-to-carbon-neutral-urban-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatetrade.com\/on-the-road-to-carbon-neutral-urban-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"On the road to carbon-neutral urban mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carbon-neutral urban mobility is fast becoming an expectation for consumers. What strategies can ridesharing apps use to achieve it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Most popular ridesharing apps have begun offering carbon-neutral rides, but what are the differences between them? And how can the operators that lag behind catch up as carbon offsetting becomes a basic expectation for users?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Assessing the carbon impact of ridesharing<\/b><\/h2>\n

On the surface, it would appear that the rise of ride-hailing apps would lower the carbon footprint of urban mobility, since people don\u2019t need to use their own car (or even own one at all) to move around anymore. But the reality is not so clear-cut: because of their low price and practicality, these services often end up being the preferred alternative to public transportation, therefore raising the emissions associated with single trips. This trend accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, as more people avoided crowded public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, <\/span>a recent study<\/span><\/a> found that on a per-trip basis, the greenhouse gas emissions associated with a ride from Uber, Lyft or other such apps are actually about 20% higher than if the user drove their own car. That\u2019s the result of what the authors call \u201cdeadheading\u201d: the driving around that drivers do while waiting for requests, as well as going to pick up passengers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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