Some say that virtual work reduces air pollution, but how could it possibly have that much of an impact?
Once virtual work becomes common within an organization, the participation tends to rapidly grow in a short period of time. Since air pollution events are often predictable a day in advance, virtual workers could choose to work in their remote work location on “bad air days” thereby reducing the potential for the peak-hour traffic congestion that causes air pollution. Plus, the number of commuting trips saved by part time virtual work adds up quickly, and can be easily converted to fairly impressive emissions and carbon reduction statistics.
