Editing Remote work (section)

===Environmental benefits===
{{See also|Mobility transition}}
Remote work can reduce [[traffic congestion]] and [[air pollution]], with fewer cars on the roads.

Most studies find that remote work overall results in a decrease in energy use due to less time spent on energy-intensive personal transportation,<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Hook | first1=Andrew | last2=Sovacool | first2=Benjamin K. | last3=Sorrell | first3=Steve | first4=Victor | last4=Court | date=August 19, 2020 | title=A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking | journal=Environmental Research Letters | volume=15 | issue=9 | page=093003 | doi=10.1088/1748-9326/ab8a84 | bibcode=2020ERL....15i3003H | s2cid=218789818| doi-access=free }}</ref> cleaner air,<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://eos.org/research-spotlights/remote-work-may-be-keeping-some-cities-air-cleaner | title=Remote Work May Be Keeping Some Cities' Air Cleaner | first=Rebecca | last=Dzombak | work=[[American Geophysical Union]] | date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> and a reduction of electricity usage due to a lower office space footprint.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Sahoo | first1=Bibhu Prasad |last2=Gulati |first2=Ankita |last3=Haq | first3=Irfan Ul | date=2021 | title=COVID-19 & Prospects of Online Work from Home Using Technology: Case from India | journal=International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering | volume=17 | issue=9 | pages=106 |doi=10.3991/ijoe.v17i09.23929 | s2cid=239072387| doi-access=free }}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]], the increase in remote work led to a decrease in global [[CO2 emissions|CO<sub>2</sub> emissions]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Coronavirus could cause fall in global CO2 emissions | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-could-cause-fall-in-global-co2-emissions | first=Jonathan | last=Watts | work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> Partially due to the decrease in car commuting, carbon emissions dropped by 5.4%; however, emissions immediately increased to the same rate in the following year.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere | url=https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/emission-reductions-from-pandemic-had-unexpected-effects-on-atmosphere |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)}}</ref>

The increase in remote work had also led to people moving out of cities and into larger homes which catered for home office space.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Holmes | first1=Torik | last2=Lord | first2=Carolynne | last3=Ellsworth-Krebs | first3=Katherine | year=2021 | title=Locking-down instituted practices: Understanding sustainability in the context of 'domestic' consumption in the remaking | journal=[[Journal of Consumer Culture]] | volume=22 | issue=4 | pages=1049–1067 | doi=10.1177/14695405211039616 | s2cid=244184652 | url=https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/159206/1/Locking_down_instituted_practices_post_print.pdf}}</ref>