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do not buy from Amazon due to their huge carbon footprint produced by individual box delivery

>>aurizo+(OP)
The carbon footprint of individual box delivery is unquantifiable compared to their competitors since we have no way of knowing how much more efficient this allows them to be with regard to logistics – reducing miles driven, warehousing, personnel, etc. all of which contribute to the overall carbon footprint of the operation.

>>aurizo+(OP)
Do you have a source for how much carbon amazon produces vs other internet sites vs people driving to stores?

>>aurizo+(OP)
You never know if another Amazon competitor has a larger or smaller carbon footprint.

The only way to decide who does smaller footprint is to ask your government to introduce/increase carbon tax, and then simply buy what's cheaper.

>>BubRos+Z
No, but as electric cars and trucks proliferate it will surely decline on both fronts.

>>tengbr+X
True, it is hard to asses, and as amazon rolls out e-trucks, that foorprint will decline unless the internal combustion and the oil lobby bribe politicians to charge e-vehiles road taxes

>>lightg+h8
true enough, the economics are foggy