All those rushed mornings stuck in traffic could have been spent getting things done?
It gets up there, and then it drops again for the next shiny object.
That would cut emissions from the countrysmost polluting sector, transportation, by 10 percent.
Rush hour traffic in Kansas City, Mo.Photo: Charlie Riedel (AP)
And I am concerned that this whole return to office thing is getting in the way.
Many companies are mandating their employees show up for in-person work regularly.
Of course, there are many benefits that come with heading into the office to work alongside other humans.
Arecent poll from Bosparfound that two-thirds of Americans are driving to work and theyre mostly in gas-powered cars.
The climate benefits start falling off quickly when people are summoned into the office.
If you only work remotely one day a week, those emissions were only trimmed by 2 percent.
So should companies be allowed to claim theyre going green when theyre forcing employees to commute?
Many Americans dont think so, according to Bospars survey.
Working from home, though, could present someenvironmental challenges.
As that generation retires, she said, I think that a lot of these conversations will go away.
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