Working from home saw an 8 per cent jump in residential energy demand as office life became more digital. Microsoft, Google, Teams, emails, Zoom, phone calls are now our working reality. "That can actually make a big difference to what their emissions profile is likely to be, if you've got them based in a country that's using fossil fuels to generate their electricity obviously that will be worse than somewhere that's using renewables." Another downside to working from home is the flurry of emails needed to communicate instead of speaking in person. Other ways people can reduce their carbon footprint were using a phone instead of laptop, turning the quality down on videos and putting your screen on snooze while away from your desk.

Source: Stuff November 27, 2020 19:07 UTC