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Research on Financial Development Mechanism and Path of Forestry Carbon
Sequestration in Developing Countries under Double Carbon Targets

green packaging and participate in packaging recycling, and guide consumers to form a
simple and moderate consumption pattern.

Section 3 Low-carbon Logistics of E-commerce under
the Background of “Double Carbon”

3.1 Impact of Double Carbon Targets on E-commerce Logistics

3.1.1 logistics is the main source of carbon emissions from e-commerce
Although the e-commerce industry itself does not belong to the category of
high-pollution and high-emission industries, it still generates certain carbon emissions
in the links of logistics, storage, data platform construction and operation. The business
processes of the e-commerce industry include: information sharing and transaction ne-
gotiation, online ordering, online payment, transaction execution, service and support,
etc. Because the entire transaction process is completed by relying on the Internet, a
large amount of electronic data will be generated before, during and after the transac-
tion, and the storage and processing of these data will require a large amount of elec-
trical equipment to complete, which will generate a large amount of carbon emissions.
In addition, in the process of cargo distribution, whether it is railway, aviation or truck,
a large amount of carbon emissions will be generated. The logistics link of the transac-
tion will also generate a large number of express orders and express packages, which
are important sources of carbon emissions in the e-commerce industry. Similarly, the
seller’s storage of goods also generates a certain amount of carbon emissions.
According to the data in the “Research Report on Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
from E-commerce Enterprises in China” released by the domestic carbon emission man-
agement platform “Carbon Trap”, the total carbon emissions of China’s e-commerce
enterprises in 2019 was 53.26 million tons, accounting for 2.5% of the total emissions
of the tertiary industry in that year, and the total carbon emissions of e-commerce enter-
prises will continue to grow rapidly in the next five years, and are expected to reach 116
million tons in 2025. Specific to each business segment, in 2019, the logistics segment
had the highest carbon emissions, accounting for 15.54 million tons (29%). Office carbon
emissions amounted to 13.92 million tons (26%). 12.14 million tons (23%) of data cen-
ter; Packaging 9.61 million tons, accounting for 18%; Storage: 2.07 million tons (4%).

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