While we can see how pandemic negatively impacted the environment, the case opened a door to important conversation on sustainability. Short-term benefits can be turned into a prolonged, vitalising action if we continue certain practices. Like, working from home at least one day a week is promised to go a long way in terms of emission reduction. On a global scale, working remotely for just one day per week would result in 24 million MtCO2 fall in emissions. This would notably improve the air quality in both cities and highly commuting suburb areas.
Moreover, working from home would mean there will be less office-produced waste such as plastic cups and paper. Reduced power consumption will result in additional greenhouse gas emission drop as offices consume significantly more energy than households. As we can see, even such a simple move as relocating our office jobs to home has a potential for driving a long-lasting change. A decisive action is needed if we want to continue a trend of bringing sustainability to world’s economy.