Does working from home cut carbon emissions? Not necessarily – in fact, it can have the opposite effect
Quinio, V.
(21 September 2021)
Does working from home cut carbon emissions? Not necessarily – in fact, it can have the opposite effect.
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
Intuitively, working from home would seem to help reduce carbon emissions. But, as Valentine Quinio (Centre for Cities) explains, people who move out of cities drive more — and those working in poorly insulated homes turn the heating on.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2021 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 21 Oct 2021 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112277 |