A new study on the climate impact of teleworking found that switching from working onsite to working from home full time can reduce up to 58% of work’s carbon footprint. Hybrid schedules have some improvement (11% to 29%). Working one day from home has no benefit.
Read Working from home now has another powerful benefit.
See also:
- Remote work is not necessarily better for the environment
- 20% of US workers are expected to work from home permanently
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Remote Work Is Not Necessarily Better for the Environment
While not having to commute is equivalent pay raise, it’s not necessarily better for the environment.