In 2023, DPD was the courier with the biggest carbon footprint in the United Kingdom. According to a study, each parcel delivered by DPD produced 600 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent in the environment. In turn, Royal Mail was the most sustainable courier, at 218 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023
(in grams of CO2e)
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Citizens Advice. (October 31, 2023). Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in grams of CO2e) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/
Citizens Advice. "Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in grams of CO2e)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/
Citizens Advice. (2023). Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in grams of CO2e). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/
Citizens Advice. "Estimated Carbon Emissions per Parcel of Selected Couriers in The United Kingdom in 2023 (in Grams of Co2e)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/
Citizens Advice, Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in grams of CO2e) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Estimated carbon emissions per parcel of selected couriers in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in grams of CO2e) [Graph], Citizens Advice, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537436/courier-carbon-emissions-per-parcel-united-kingdom/
