Report says internet shopping, working from home could increase carbon emissions
Shopping on the internet or working from home could be increasing carbon emissions rather than helping to reduce them, a new report claims today.
Shopping on the internet or working from home could be increasing carbon emissions rather than helping to reduce them, a new report claims today.
Environment
Sep 17, 2010
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(Phys.org)—Researchers from Yale University, the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund argue in a Nature commentary piece that those who suggest the rebound effect, as it applies to energy ...
Does the digital sharing economy really reduce harm to the environment? In a recent study, researchers found that food sharing has significant environmental advantages, but that a substantial part of the benefits of online ...
Economics & Business
Feb 8, 2023
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Household energy consumption is decreasing thanks to energy efficiency policies but, as a result of the lower energy bill, consumers use more energy. The effect is that approximately one third of the energy efficiency gains ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 13, 2016
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(Phys.org) —Although vehicle fuel economy has improved 40 percent since 1970, the total amount of fuel used has increased by more than half, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 6, 2013
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Around a fifth of the energy-saving benefits of fuel-efficient cars are eroded because people end up driving them more, according to a study into British motoring habits over the last 40 years.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 9, 2016
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