Work From Home
Half of all CO2 emissions comes from job-related travel and with workers spending up to 47 working days (in the UK) on traveling to work, staying home will not only do our planet good but also help increase your work-life balance.
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While facing the challange of climate change, we should not forget the biggest source of CO2 emission: transport. Work-related travel accounts for 50 percent of all CO2 emissions and therefore, cutting down on excess travel is important. Less work-related travel means less stress for the planet but also for you.
Not only will you have avoided the fight through over-crowded public transport or frustration sitting in traffic jams, but you will have saved a few hours in time and been able to start work un-flustered and un-stressed.
Working from home, even occasionally, would greatly enhance people's work-life balance, and improve employee relations. The reduction in commuting alone could save people several hours per day, freeing up time to spend at home with the family or on leisure activities. In the UK, workers spend by far the longest time travelling in Europe - as much as 47 working days per year (Samsung research 2004).
Even a small proportion of the workforce working from home occasionally will have a profound effect. Reductions in traffic volumes and passenger numbers on public transport will result in less congestion and overcrowding, making travel a more bearable chore for people who have no choice but to travel.
The savings are not only in time and travel, but also in cash: apart from the travel fares saved, there is the cappuccino and Danish on the way to the office, lunch in the pub and, for some, congestion charges and parking.
Working from home is a growing phenomenon. According to the Labour Force Survey, undertaken quarterly by the Office for National Statistics, over 3.4 million people, 12 per cent of the working population, regularly or permanently work from home. In the last ten years, that figure has increased by a fifth - more than half a million additional people now work from home.
The highest proportion of home workers is in the South East (excluding London) with nearly 15 per cent. Scotland has the lowest proportion in the UK with 8.5 per cent.
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