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Ironic considering car usage makes up a huge portion of emissions, and this would be the easiest way to cut it with very little negative impact to mental health

Ironic considering car usage makes up a huge portion of emissions, and this would be the easiest way to cut it with very little negative impact to mental health.

whoooooo123 4y ago
On the flip side, if everyone is working from home with the heating and lights on, cooking their own lunch, then energy usage is much less efficient than having everyone in the same building eating lunch in the cafeteria. I have no idea whether this outweighs the environmental benefit of having fewer cars on the road - just saying that you need to consider all the trade-offs.
- lapcat 4y ago
  > if everyone is working from home with the heating and lights on Speaking as a Wisconsinite, you can't just turn off the heat in your home in the winter when you leave. Also, most homes tend to have more windows and natural lighting than office buildings. And even if you need light at home, you can just turn on the lights in the room you're working in, whereas in an office building the lights are generally on everywhere all the time during office hours. > cooking their own lunch Probably more environmentally friendly and healthy than the junk food that office workers would have to buy at chains.
  - ljf 4y ago
    Even in the mild UK it is the same. My energy usages is roughly the same since I've been at home compared to working 5 days in an office.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Energy equals force times distance equals mass times acceleration times distance. The energy to move 50kg to 100kg+ many kilometers dwarfs any difference in energy usage due to efficiency and transporting the fuel to a home.
soupfordummies 4y ago
I shudder to think what Atlanta traffic would be like if everyone returned to office. It's already far worse than pre-pandemic in the afternoons now.
- castlecrasher2 4y ago
  >It's already far worse than pre-pandemic in the afternoons now. Having lived in Atlanta about 8 years ago I can't imagine it being worse; the perimeter was always at a standstill. How bad is it now?

Ironic considering car usage makes up a huge portion of emissions, and this would be the easiest way to cut it with very little negative impact to mental health.

whoooooo123 4y ago

On the flip side, if everyone is working from home with the heating and lights on, cooking their own lunch, then energy usage is much less efficient than having everyone in the same building eating lunch in the cafeteria. I have no idea whether this outweighs the environmental benefit of having fewer cars on the road - just saying that you need to consider all the trade-offs.

lapcat 4y ago
> if everyone is working from home with the heating and lights on Speaking as a Wisconsinite, you can't just turn off the heat in your home in the winter when you leave. Also, most homes tend to have more windows and natural lighting than office buildings. And even if you need light at home, you can just turn on the lights in the room you're working in, whereas in an office building the lights are generally on everywhere all the time during office hours. > cooking their own lunch Probably more environmentally friendly and healthy than the junk food that office workers would have to buy at chains.
- ljf 4y ago
  Even in the mild UK it is the same. My energy usages is roughly the same since I've been at home compared to working 5 days in an office.
lotsofpulp 4y ago
Energy equals force times distance equals mass times acceleration times distance. The energy to move 50kg to 100kg+ many kilometers dwarfs any difference in energy usage due to efficiency and transporting the fuel to a home.

soupfordummies 4y ago

I shudder to think what Atlanta traffic would be like if everyone returned to office. It's already far worse than pre-pandemic in the afternoons now.

castlecrasher2 4y ago
>It's already far worse than pre-pandemic in the afternoons now. Having lived in Atlanta about 8 years ago I can't imagine it being worse; the perimeter was always at a standstill. How bad is it now?