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The article doesn't touch on what I believe to be a bigger issue with RTO - the huge carbon footprint of human travel for work. If there were a "carbon credit"
by intrasight 4y ago
The article doesn't touch on what I believe to be a bigger issue with RTO - the huge carbon footprint of human travel for work. If there were a "carbon credit" for WFH, I think many more companies would embrace it. But that would mean first creating carbon penalties, which society is unwilling or unable to do.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoUnnecessary complications just add avenues for corruption. See recent thread about business buying and selling carbon credits that do not result in reduction of fossil fuel usage. A simple tax on fossil fuel would address the issue with little to no avenues for corruption.
- intrasight 4y agoWhich is what I meant by "first creating carbon penalties" Once you globally tax it, you can globally trade it without so much gaming of system.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoGlobally trade what? The taxes would be denominated in local currencies like all other taxes, and currencies are already traded.
- intrasight 4y agoTrading offsets is here for the duration
- makz 4y agoAt my office the rhetoric is: we have green technologies, working here is more energy-efficient than working at home, even when including the commutes.
- intrasight 4y agoI assume you are serious.