this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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Question for OP, can you get me the source for that statistic? I want to post this on work slack with a source
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/people-who-work-from-home-all-the-time-cut-emissions-by-54-against-those-in-office
The scientists in the article point out that the big reduction is only for full time work from home, and that the net effect might not be a negative reduction.
A concern is that if everybody is staying in a less energy efficient house than an office building then it might be an overall increase in energy use.
I’m of the opinion that the mental health benefits outweigh all of this though.