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A 10 percent increase in people working remotely could reduce carbon emissions by 192 million metric tons a year.
Remote work could speed up companies’ plans to zero out their carbon emissions, but businesses don’t seem to be considering climate change in their decisions about the future of office work.
The climate benefits start falling off quickly when people are summoned into the office.
If 10 percent of the workforce started working remotely, transit systems in the U.S. would lose $3.7 billion every year , a study says.
Remote work could push people into the suburbs, where carbon footprints tend to be higher than in cities.
Some experts worry that remote work may push people to the suburbs.
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