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I think this only considers the direct impact of “work”.

If remote work means people switch their city flats for suburban or rural houses, the impact could reverse



Last time I checked it was roughly double, but that didn't included the fact the house could have solar which isn't really an option for an apartment.

Impact is pretty much more heating/cooling required for house and I'd imagine that would compensate at least part of that.


So that’s the building itself, but then there’s the massive impact of a non-urban home due to network spread (roads, water, electricity, shops, services etc are all less carbon efficient when spread over large surfaces per capita)




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