Submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office::Study in US shows one day a week of remote working cuts emissions by just 2% but two or four days lowers them by up to 29%
That’s a weird way to say 54% of the average American’s emissions are caused by cars
Not even just emissions. Also a major source of microplastics due to the tires. You know, the microplastics we inevitably end up eating. So thats a 2 for one really.
gee who would have thought people that don’t drive vehicles reduce emissions compared to people that drive vehicles
In other news: Scientists have discovered that people who don’t smoke, are not exposing their lungs to carcinogens anywhere near as much as those who do smoke. What a stunning revelation!
But how can real estate companies make money off peasants if the peasants don’t suffer needlessly?
“You’re welcome, Gen Z!”
-Permanent WFH GenX
P.S. Sorry you can’t buy a house, but I’m not taking credit for that one.
It’ll be “Work from your parents home” for Gen Z until the housing market collapse
I think we can blame our paretfoor that (at least I do).
My dad criticised me for years over not buying. When I did, he did not believe how much my mortgage repayments are. I would have paid of his house in less than 2 years!
Theyh it is. Fuck back to office
I’m doing my part!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
People who work remotely all the time produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of office workers, according to a new study.
Employees in the US who worked from home all the time were predicted to reduce their emissions by 54%, compared with workers in an office, the study found.
Wider emissions reducing benefits of working from home include the easing of vehicle congestion during rush hour in commuting areas, which is likely to improve fuel economy.
According to the study, this could result in longer commuting distances for hybrid workers and a greater carbon footprint due to the increased use of private vehicles.
The authors said: “While remote work shows potential in reducing carbon footprint, careful consideration of commuting patterns, building energy consumption, vehicle ownership, and non-commute-related travel is essential to fully realise its environmental benefits.”
While the findings do not apply to workers in many sectors – a bus driver, for example, cannot work from home – it provides pointers on how office-based employers can reduce company emissions.
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Or in some countries, alleviate the pressure on an overloaded public transport system. Which in turn cuts emissions.
I fucking love the Thinkpad design.
I love that they haven’t really fucked with it too much. It’s still the same basic design principles modernized over time. I was worried Lenovo would ruin the line but personally I feel they’re still some of the best machines out there…
Talked to a former coworker who goes into the office now a couple of times a week to sit in a shitty open office workspace to go on teams to ‘interact’ with his colleagues. It’s just fucking stupid. Also the company sells remote work enablement tools.
fubo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Commuting by car is really, really expensive – to the commuter themselves (in fuel, time, and stress), to the polity (in road maintenance, traffic collisions, etc.), and to the environment as well.
PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Now I pay for the electricity and my home office space and it is still significantly cheaper than just what I used to pay in gas. Screw going back in to the office.
bassad@jlai.lu 1 year ago
Do you receive a compensation from your employer for electricity/internet/phone plan ? Then it is way cheaper !
markr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The fraction of my electric and internet bill consumed by remote work is negligible.