"While reduced commuting lowers emissions, the digital infrastructure powering remote work and collaboration carries a significant and growing carbon footprint. Organizations can cut emissions from digital work by up to half through various measures, including lowering video resolution or normalizing camera-off meetings. As hybrid work and digital services expand, companies must incorporate digital emissions into environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and climate strategies."
"The commuting benefit is real: in the United States, transportation generates 29% of greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating daily drives saves millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually. But focusing only on commuting hides the other side of the ledger: Video conferencing: An hour-long HD video call can emit between 150 and 1,000 grams of CO2, depending on the grid powering data centres. Turning off cameras can slash these emissions almost entirely."
Remote and hybrid work remove many daily commutes, lowering transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. Remote collaboration relies on video conferencing, cloud storage, always-on tools and data centres, which collectively create a substantial and rising carbon footprint. An hour-long HD video call can emit 150–1,000 grams of CO2 depending on the powering grid, while cloud backups and constant file syncs drive ongoing energy demand. Organizations can cut digital-work emissions by up to half through measures such as lowering video resolution and normalizing camera-off meetings. Companies must include digital emissions in ESG reporting and climate strategies as hybrid work and digital services expand.
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