There are some fantastic and interesting statistics in this comprehensive report into the role home working (or ‘telecommuting’ as people in the US refer to it) can play in cutting down or carbon emissions.
One point that really sticks with me (as a recently converted ‘telecommuter’) is that “Annually, a worker with a one-way commute of 22 miles can save up to 81,000 MJ of energy per week. 81000 MJ is equivalent to about 50% of the annual electricity consumption of an average (US) household.”
… and I don’t start work full of road (or, train, bus, tube) rage!
Full report here (268kb PDF, 91 pages).
Context of the report on the CEA website here.
