The memes of the climate

1662 readers

5 users here now

The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

mod notice: do not hesitate to report abusive comments, I am not always here.

rules:

no slurs, be polite
don't give an excuse to pollute
no climate denial
and of course: no racism, no homophobia, no antisemitism, no islamophobia, no transphobia

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

hairinmybellybutt

337

WFH workers reduce emissions by 54% vs those in office. (lemmy.myserv.one)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/climatememes

12 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] sarge 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/people-who-work-from-home-all-the-time-cut-emissions-by-54-against-those-in-office

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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.

The main causes of remote workers’ reduced emissions were less office energy use, as well as fewer emissions from a daily commute.

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.