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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/ab8a84
	A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking
	Hook A.; Court V.; Sovacool B.K.; Sorrell S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	17489318
卷号	15 期号:9
英文摘要	Information and communication technologies (ICTs) increasingly enable employees to work from home and other locations ('teleworking'). This study explores the extent to which teleworking reduces the need to travel to work and the consequent impacts on economy-wide energy consumption. The paper provides a systematic review of the current state of knowledge of the energy impacts of teleworking. This includes the energy savings from reduced commuter travel and the indirect impacts on energy consumption associated with changes in non-work travel and home energy consumption. The aim is to identify the conditions under which teleworking leads to a net reduction in economy-wide energy consumption, and the circumstances where benefits may be outweighed by unintended impacts. The paper synthesises the results of 39 empirical studies, identified through a comprehensive search of 9000 published articles. Twenty six of the 39 studies suggest that teleworking reduces energy use, and only eight studies suggest that teleworking increases, or has a neutral impact on energy use. However, differences in the methodology, scope and assumptions of the different studies make it difficult to estimate 'average' energy savings. The main source of savings is the reduced distance travelled for commuting, potentially with an additional contribution from lower office energy consumption. However, the more rigorous studies that include a wider range of impacts (e.g. non-work travel or home energy use) generally find smaller savings. Despite the generally positive verdict on teleworking as an energy-saving practice, there are numerous uncertainties and ambiguities about its actual or potential benefits. These relate to the extent to which teleworking may lead to unpredictable increases in non-work travel and home energy use that may outweigh the gains from reduced work travel. The available evidence suggests that economy-wide energy savings are typically modest, and in many circumstances could be negative or non-existent. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
英文关键词	climate change; digital economy; energy; systematic review; telecommuting; teleworking
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Energy conservation; Telecommuting; Climate impacts; Empirical studies; Energy impact; Energy use; Information and Communication Technologies; Potential benefits; Systematic Review; Teleworking; Energy utilization; climate change; climate effect; energy use; estimation method; fuel consumption; information technology; literature review; telecommunication
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153836
作者单位	Department of Geography, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex, BN1 9SL, United Kingdom; Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex, Jubilee Building, Falmer, East Sussex, BN1 9SL, United Kingdom; Energies Nouvelles, IFP School, 1 and 4 avenue de Bois Préau, Rueil-Malmaison cedex, 92852, France; Department of Energy and Prosperity, Institut Louis Bachelier, 28 place de la Bourse, Paris, 75002, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hook A.,Court V.,Sovacool B.K.,et al. A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking[J],2020,15(9).
APA	Hook A.,Court V.,Sovacool B.K.,&Sorrell S..(2020).A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking.Environmental Research Letters,15(9).
MLA	Hook A.,et al."A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking".Environmental Research Letters 15.9(2020).