Abstract
Considering the carbon trading mechanism and consumers’ preference for low-carbon products, a game decision-making model for the low-carbon e-commerce supply chain (LCE-SC) is constructed. The influences of commission and carbon trading on the optimal decisions of LCE-SC are discussed and then verified through numerical analysis. On this basis, the influence of carbon trading on regional sustainable development is empirically analyzed. The results show that the establishment of carbon trading pilots alleviates the negative impact of unfair profit distribution. Increasing the commission rate in a reasonable range improves the profitability of LCE-SC. Nevertheless, with the enhancement of consumers’ low-carbon preference, a lower commission rate is more beneficial to carbon emission reduction. The total carbon emission is positively related to the commission rate. However, the unit carbon emission decreases first and then increases with the commission rate. The influence of the carbon price sensitivity coefficient on the service level is first positive and then negative, while the influence on the manufacturer’s profit goes the opposite. The empirical analysis confirms that the implementation of carbon trading is conducive to regional sustainable development and controlling environmental governance intensity promotes carbon productivity.
Highlights
Published: 21 July 2021At present, global climate change caused by greenhouse gas has become a serious threat to sustainable development [1], and it has become a global consensus to take reasonable and effective measures to control carbon emission [2]
By establishing the low-carbon e-commerce supply chain (LCE-SC) model and conducting empirical analysis, we achieve the goal of finding the influences of carbon trading on optimal decisions and sustainable development
The existing literature shows that increasing the commission rate will harm the revenue of the e-commerce supply chain (E-SC) [20]
Summary
Global climate change caused by greenhouse gas has become a serious threat to sustainable development [1], and it has become a global consensus to take reasonable and effective measures to control carbon emission [2]. Proposed that the problem of externalities can be solved by defining property rights and trading voluntarily in the market. Stern [4] and Yang et al [5] mentioned that establishing a carbon trading market pricing by the market is an effective emission-reduction measure since the external cost for carbon emission can be internalized. Since the establishment of carbon trading pilots in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Fujian Province, Guangdong. Hubei Province, and Chongqing in 2013, the Chinese carbon trading market has been active. At the end of 2017, carbon trading was officially launched in China [6].
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
