Online shopping environmental impact
Subject in Earth Sciences
Online shopping environmental impact has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Elizabeth DunnSocial psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On
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
Podcasts
- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
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.