How Remote Work Will Influence GHG Emissions: A National Analysis of the Relationship of the Impact of COVID-19 on Remote Work, Commuting, Residential Location, and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

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• Creators:
  Boarnet, Marlon ; Rodnyansky, Seva ; Comandon, Andre ; Wang, Bonnie
• Corporate Creators:
  METRANS Transportation Center (Calif.) ; University of Southern California
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • COVID-19
  • Communicable diseases
  • Commuting
  • Telecommuting
  • Residential location
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Emissions reduction
  • Analysis
  • Environmental impact analysis remote work
  • pandemic
• Publication/ Report Number:
  PSR-22-SP50
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Final report (1/1/2023– 2/1/2024)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California
• Abstract:
  The COVID-19 deeply unsettled the US economy and how people work. For the first time, many workers did not commute to their regular workplace and instead worked remotely, if they could still work. Three years after the pronouncement of the pandemic in March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the pandemic status of COVID-19 was rescinded. With the end of the pandemic, people’s work habit returned to a more stable arrangement. For many workers, this meant continuing to work remotely at least some of the time. The increased share of workers who appear to be able to work remotely permanently has opened opportunities for more flexible residential arrangements. Some people live and work on different sides of the country and many who only commute once or twice per week moved to locations far from their employment. These changes have repercussions on people’s commuting habits and the emissions associated with driving to work.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76703/dot_76703_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.56 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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