Life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing in China: Production, operation, and recycling

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105011

	Life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing in China: Production, operation, and recycling
	Chen, Jingrui 1,2; Zhou, Dan 1,2; Zhao, Yue 5; Wu, Bohong 4; Wu, Tian 3
刊名	RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
	2020-11-01
卷号	162 页码:12
关键词	Sharing economy Bike sharing Resource consumption Carbon emission Life cycle assessment China
ISSN号	0921-3449
DOI	10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105011
英文摘要	Recent global environmental initiatives designed to achieve a more sustainable society include the United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. While the shared economic model has long been linked to the creation of the sustainable use of resources, one problem encountered by the bike sharing is whether the current management model can maintain the focus on sustainability in China. Based on the amount of resources consumed during bike production, operation, and recycling, this paper aims to use life cycle carbon emission assessment to calculate an emission reduction threshold for bike-sharing industry. The research obtained energy consumption data from the OFO Curve bike, which is the most commonly used type of bike sharing in China. Calculating the average distance traveled and number of times each bike was used per day via the Baidu Map Application Program Interface, we found that the average number of times each bike was used per day was 4.552, and the average riding distance was 0.356 km. Additionally, the overall utilization of shared bikes averages about 50%. Further results show that the whole life cycle carbon footprint of one bike is 34.56 kg CO2. The power generation by incineration produces 1.9916 kg CO2 in less than a landfill. If a bike is deposited directly in a landfill, it will take 31 years to degrade. The final calculations show that based on the current number of bikes, each used at least 686 days to achieve a net positive reduction in emissions. This paper provides a basis for capacity management and operation management of shared bikes from the perspective of pro-environment and provides a new angle for the research on environmental impact of sharing economy.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[71804181] ; National Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, CAS
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER
WOS记录号	WOS:000569614800007
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.amss.ac.cn/handle/2S8OKBNM/52193]
专题	中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院
通讯作者	Wu, Tian
作者单位	1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Publ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Acad Math & Syst Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Res Inst Petr Explorat & Dev, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Beijing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Int Sch, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Jingrui,Zhou, Dan,Zhao, Yue,et al. Life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing in China: Production, operation, and recycling[J]. RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING,2020,162:12.
APA	Chen, Jingrui,Zhou, Dan,Zhao, Yue,Wu, Bohong,&Wu, Tian.(2020).Life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing in China: Production, operation, and recycling.RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING,162,12.
MLA	Chen, Jingrui,et al."Life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing in China: Production, operation, and recycling".RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING 162(2020):12.