The Relationship Between Bike Sharing and Carbon Emissions

Abstract

Bike sharing always been regarded as one of green transportation to reduce carbon emissions all over the world. It was a sustainable development method supported by governments. While the emergence of bike sharing provides convenient transportation for humans, the current situation of bike sharing is facing several challenges in our cities. Intensive carbon emissions might be produced from continuous production of sharing bikes under the oversupply problem which has a negative effect on the urban environment. This literature review proposed to reconsider the relationship between bike sharing system and carbon emissions to recognize the real meaning of bike sharing. The article overviews the development of bike sharing system, summarize from the history of bike sharing and design the measurement of bike sharing system with study cases in recent years. Collecting carbon emissions computational formula calculates life cycle carbon dioxide emissions of bike sharing to evaluate energy consumption. However, some studies remain narrow in focus dealing with the design method of bike sharing system or carbon emissions estimate. These findings signal the need for additional studies to investigate more about the adverse impact of bike sharing and try to keep the balance supply with demand to protect our cities’ environment.