Analysis of the Impact on CO<sub>2</sub> Emission of Increased Telework in Urban Areas

KANAMORI Yuko, IKEDA Koichi, ARIGA Toshinori, MATSUHASHI Keisuke, MORITA Mai, MASUI Toshihiko

doi:10.11353/sesj.36.173

<p>Due to the spread of COVID-19, telework has diffused rapidly. In this study, we conducted an online survey on the current condition of telework, especially in urban areas where there are many teleworkers. Based on the results, we quantitatively evaluated the impact of the current telework style on energy consumption and CO₂ emissions. As a result, it was found that (a) since many people use public transportation to commute to work, telework has little effect on reducing energy consumption associated with commuting; (b) even though the number of people commuting to work has decreased, there are many cases where measures such as reducing office space have not been implemented; and there is not much room to reduce energy consumption in offices, as the overall energy consumption may actually be increasing. In order to reduce energy consumption by telework in urban areas, it is necessary to appropriately reduce the space used in offices according to the level of telework and to devise ways to reduce energy consumption during telework. In addition, it was found that attention should be paid to the types of leisure time activities that lead to an increase in energy consumption.</p>

Analysis of the Impact on CO<sub>2</sub> Emission of Increased Telework in Urban Areas

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