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TRANSPORT POLICY
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 185-195Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.04.008
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Social distancing; Remote work; Transport choice; Commute; Environment
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The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the global economy, transforming the world of work with a shift towards remote work and focusing on social distancing, leading to potential environmental benefits. Remote work has the potential to reduce emissions from commuting, but challenges exist for those who commute by car in implementing occupational social distancing.
Since late 2019, COVID-19 has devastated the global economy, with indirect implications for the environment. As governments? prioritized health and implemented measures such as the closure of non-essential businesses and social distancing, many workers have lost their jobs, been furloughed, or started working from home. Consequently, the world of work has drastically transformed and this period is likely to have major implications for mobility, transportation and the environment. This paper estimates the potential for people to engage in remote work and social distancing using O*NET data and Irish Census data and calculates the potential emission savings, by commuter type from a switch to remote working and occupational social distancing. The results show that while those who commute by car have a relatively high potential for remote work, they are less likely to be able to engage in social distancing in their workplace. While this may be negative for employment prospects in the short run, our analysis indicates that this pattern has the potential for positive environmental implications in the short and long run.
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