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“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions of different forms of distribution in
Vietnam and a comparison with France
Topic number: 06 Paper Identification number: AYRF2019-007

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Quoc-Dat LAM

1 Department of Urban and Road Transport, Faculty of Transport and Economics
University of Transport and Communications, Hanoi, Vietnam
Telephone 0-84243-7664067, Fax: (84.24)37669613
E-mail : lamquocdatutc@utc.edu.vn

Abstract
Anthropoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, by concentrating in the atmosphere, result in climate
change. Increasing GHG concentrations, including GHG emissions from transportation activities in general
and freight transport in particular, contribute to global warming. Transport is responsible for an increasing
share of these emissions, mainly road transport and, in transport, the share of goods (about one-third) is
growing. The main objective of this article is to contribute to a better knowledge of energy efficiency and
CO2 emissions in the supply chain. To this end, it analyzes the energy and carbon efficiency of different
forms of logistic chains implemented by the main distributors in Vietnam and compares them with
corresponding logistic chains in France. The differences between logistics chains studied include the type of
retail outlet (small downtown shops that can belong to the producer, a distribution chain or be independent,
large distributor’s supermarket and hypermarket. With these analyzes, we focus on the following questions:
What are the most efficient types of retail outlets and logistics organizations for energy consumption and
GHG emissions?

Keywords: greenhouse gas (GHG), CO2 emissions; energy consumption; distribution; supply chain

1. Introduction two products: yogurt and blue jean from the raw
Increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas material to the consumer's home. So, we first did a
(GHG) emissions play an undeniable role in face-to-face survey of companies (producers,
accelerating climate change (IPCC 2013); the carriers, distributors) and a consumer web survey in
increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the Hanoi with help from Dean of Transport and
atmosphere gives rise to fears of unprecedented Economics and Department of Urban and Road
climatic variations for the future. Transport is Transport at University of Transport and
responsible for an increasing share of these Communication (ESTC) in Hanoï. The survey was
emissions, mainly road transport and, in transport, conducted during the year 2013 and 2014 in Hanoï.
the share of goods (about one-third) is growing. From this work, this article has also been able to
Currently, a large and growing share of freight compare energy consumption and GHG emissions
transport is organized by a few large retailers who per kilo of product studied, at each stage of supply
seek to control logistical flows further and further chain (road transport, platforms, retail outlets,
upstream and organize them for their benefit. consumer’s trip etc.). These chains are compared
Our research focuses on the quantification between types of retail outlets (hypermarket,
of energy and GHG emissions related to freight supermarket, small shops of different types) and for
transport activities, particularly in the supply chain. a type of retail outlet, between France and Vietnam.
The issue of climate change and global warming are Visits and observations on logistic sites and
the effects of the increase of GHGs in the transport field surveys with multiple stakeholders helped to
activity in general and the transport of goods in understand the functioning of logistics chains and to
particular, mainly road transport. To achieve these quantify the energy used and the emissions of each
objectives, this article attempts to quantify and chain, to describe the supply chain from the material
analyze energy consumption and GHG emissions on supplier first upstream to the home of the

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