Abstract
The energy transition can be defined as all the transformations of the system of production, distribution and consumption of energy carried out in a territory in order to make it more ecological. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact of an energy system. Inseparable from sustainable development, the energy transition contributes to the fight against global warming, through the implementation of changes based on innovative technologies, but also and above all on new political orientations. The paper focuses in particular on city logistics in Europe as an illustration of energy transition, showing that strategic interactions between city logistics stakeholders are at the heart of new practices, particularly in the implementation of low emission zones (LEZs). A case study was conducted with a large French metropolitan area, which is at the forefront of sustainable city logistics. This case study is based on an analysis of official documents written as part of the implementation of the LEZ. Using a conceptual framework drawn from the SCP paradigm, which is at the origin of the industrial organization’s stream, the results indicate that the success of environmental city logistics strategies depends effectively on interactions between several public and private stakeholders, and not only on virtuous managerial practices from companies.
Highlights
The energy transition is a theme that attracts the growing attention of European decision-makers (de la Esperanza Mata Pérez et al, 2019)
Using a conceptual framework drawn from the SCP paradigm, which is at the origin of the industrial organization’s stream, the results indicate that the success of environmental city logistics strategies depends effectively on interactions between several public and private stakeholders, and on virtuous managerial practices from companies
The essential characteristic of sustainable city logistics is to focus on an economic activity, the delivery of products in the city, which is part of both the private space and the public space
Summary
The energy transition is a theme that attracts the growing attention of European decision-makers (de la Esperanza Mata Pérez et al, 2019). The integration of logistical activities as a strategic skill of the company requires adequate investment choices, both in terms of equipment and human resources The objective of this investigation is to better understand the system of constraints underlying the energy transition in a particular context: the extreme downstream of supply chains responsible for delivering products in cities on the basis of highly capillary logistics schemes. After having first recalled the fundamentals of the SCP paradigm, we will discuss the organization of sustainable city logistics with reference to a system of environmental constraints that combines an economic and a regulatory perspective by taking the case of low emission zones (LEZs) They radically change the conditions of access to urban space by companies, both for convenience stores and online buyers, and their strategic behavior. The paper will end with a conclusion on the research avenues opened by this exploratory reflection
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