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Another reason to love remote working: it’s good for the planet

The more people do their jobs from home, the more they cut their greenhouse-gas emissions.
A woman works on a laptop remotely next to a window with a mountainous forest view.

Working remotely can mean lower greenhouse-gas emissions — and better views out the window. Credit: Getty

The shift to remote working triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic might have climate benefits. Transitioning from being in an office to working from home can reduce work-related carbon emissions by 54%, an analysis shows1.

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Nature 621, 661 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02918-6

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  1. Tao, Y. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, ee2304099120 (2023).

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