We seriously cannot continue doing this. Cars and vans accounted for 48% of global transport carbon emissions in 2022. This made this sub-sector the most emissions-laden mode of transport worldwide....
Lets be frank sitting in traffic is no longer acceptable
In its technical summary the latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation makes these observations regarding the transportation sector: Meeting climate mitigation goals would require...
Remote work as climate change mitigation
If you have been following me for any amount of time you will know that I have repeatedly spoken about the impact remote working can have on emissions. (For example see these comments in...
Return to Office – why some think that is a good idea
SWAA March 2022 Updates Let's unpack this data on why return to office (RTO) is desirable to some (Context, most respondents were forced into unplanned remote working, at short notice, because of...
Decoupling from fossil fuels: The daily commute
The pandemic has taught us that daily commutes for millions of office bound workers is completely unnecessary. We have also seen what less traffic has done to the air quality in cities around the...
One of the secrets of successful remote teams
One of the big mistakes some leadership teams make when considering allowing work-from-anywhere is thinking that this way of working means you never see your team in-person. This in fact is the very...
Why ending the daily commute will have a major emissions impact
In our race to dramatically reduce emissions we need to analyze every emission source and ask: “Can we dramatically reduce or eliminate this emission source?” From the data, Electricity & Heat...
So is in-person working better?
Traditional in-person leadership teams consistently say in-person working is more effective. To which my comment is always “so how do you explain how the very successful office-less teams function?”...
Data points to massive savings from remote work
The State of California has what they call a Statewide telework dashboard The dashboard allows them to track the impact of remote working on all 15,004 staff, of which 11,613 are eligible to work...
Us (in the room) vs Them (on the screen)
If you ask the people on screen how they feel about this meeting you will almost to the man/woman hear that they feel separate from those in the room. It is extremely difficult to feel part of those...
LinkedIn data: Top reason individuals want to return to a physical office
In this LinkedIn surgery the top reason given as to why individuals want to return to a physical office is wanting to collaborate in-person. Why return to the workplace? Our top reasons defy the...
Don’t blame remote work
Dear executives… Please don’t blame remote working when hybrid workplaces fail, which they very likely will. Blame the hybrid model because THAT is where the problem lies. Remember, of the three...