Blog Entry #4 - Greening Failed

 

        Creating an environmental product or service is always appreciated and for obvious reasons, globally 

welcomed, but in some instances, they end up being more hurtful to the environment than helpful. A very 

popular service today is Uber. Uber is a transportation company that allows people to use their own cars to 

earn money by picking up people like a taxi service. People believed that if we started using Uber more 

and sharing rides with our friends, that it would lower pollution because of the carpooling, but that's not 

the case. This is because Uber drivers are constantly driving between fares resulting in much larger 

amounts of kilometres driven, along with an "increase of traffic congestion resulting in higher greenhouse 

gas emissions" due to a study taken by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Since Uber's start, it has 

been the most popular transportation option, other than driving yourself. Uber introduced "ride share" 

which means that if you select the option for it, the Uber driver may pick up somebody else if it’s on the 

way or in the same direction as your destination. This option hasn't resulting positively due to the fact that 

people don't want to sit beside someone in a car that they don't know and have never met. Although Uber 

is one of the most successful businesses in 2022, the aspect and mission to reduce gas emissions from it 

weren't successful. Uber has since announced that they will be going all electric, but who knows when or 

if that will happen. 

 















References: 

 (Article and Photo Reference) 9 Things You Think Are Environmental Friendly - But Aren't (Discover Magazine, Anna Funk): 

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/9-things-you-think-are-environmentally-friendly-but-arent

Taking Uber or Lyft cost society and environment more than driving yourself (Stephen Edelstein, Oct 11th, 2021)

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1133756_study-taking-uber-or-lyft-costs-society-and-environment-more-than-driving-yourself

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