What Elizabeth Dunn has said about Online shopping environmental impact
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 4, 2026
Elizabeth Dunn, Social psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On, has been quoted on Online shopping environmental impact once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on September 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Dunn argues that online shopping is not inherently bad and can halve emissions compared with driving to stores, provided returns are minimized.
“online shopping can actually cut emissions in half compared to driving around to all the stores that you need to go to”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 23:50
Episodes
Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate actionTED Radio Hour · Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn about climate actions that also increase happiness, featuring co-author Jiaying Zhao's TED Talk.
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