Watching 30 minutes of Netflix is the same as driving almost four miles

The emissions generated by watching 30 minutes of Netflix (1.6 kg of CO2) is the same as driving almost four miles in the coming decade, a significant risk exists that rapidly growing demand for information services—and compute-intensive applications like AI in particular—will begin to outpace the efficiency gains that have historically kept data center energy …

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If the internet was a  country, it would rank  sixth for electricity usage

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If data centers and other digital infrastructure are 100% renewably powered, our increasing reliance on the internet can actually accelerate our transition to a renewably powered economy. But, if our growing digital infrastructure is built in the opposite direction, locking us into a dramatic increase in the demand for electricity from coal and other dirty …

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Daily global fossil CO2 emissions fell by 17% in early April 2020 compared with the same period in 2019

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Government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic have drastically altered patterns of energy demand around the world. Many international borders were closed and populations were confined to their homes, which reduced transport and changed consumption patterns. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x

Remote workers say they struggle with loneliness

Half of those working from home during lockdown are unhappy with work-life balance

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50 per cent of respondents were not happy with their current work-life balance, with 48 per cent putting in longer and more irregular hours than they would under normal circumstances Source: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/half-working-from-home-during-lockdown-unhappy-with-work-life-balance

The number people working from home nearly doubled between 2008 and 2018

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Office for National Statistics figures show a continued, large increase in those working from home Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/adhocs/009913homeworkersbyukregion2008comparedto2018

Homeworking increases during coronavirus

Around 8.7 million people stated that they worked from home at the start of 2019

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Of the 32.6 million in employment, around 8.7 million people said that they have worked from home Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/coronavirusandhomeworkingintheuklabourmarket/2019

22% of teleworkers say that “switching off” after work is their biggest challenge

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While working from home may seem an attractive proposition, drawbacks have been identified that could impact wellbeing and eventually, productivity Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics

Homeworkers save money working from home

On average, homeworkers could save £44.78 a week whilst working from home

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60% of the UK’s adult population are currently working from home during the Coronavirus lockdown (April, 2020) Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics

31% of remote workers say that they struggle with loneliness

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Potential drawbacks of working from home While working from home may seem an attractive proposition, drawbacks have been identified that could impact wellbeing and eventually, productivity. 30.9% of remote workers say that they struggle with loneliness when working remotely Source: https://www.finder.com/uk/working-from-home-statistics

The drop in sea ice from 2015 to 2016 was staggering — 463,322 square miles, about twice the size of France.

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Watching 30 minutes of Netflix is the same as driving almost four miles

If the internet was a  country, it would rank  sixth for electricity usage

Daily global fossil CO2 emissions fell by 17% in early April 2020 compared with the same period in 2019

Half of those working from home during lockdown are unhappy with work-life balance

The number people working from home nearly doubled between 2008 and 2018

Around 8.7 million people stated that they worked from home at the start of 2019

22% of teleworkers say that “switching off” after work is their biggest challenge

On average, homeworkers could save £44.78 a week whilst working from home

31% of remote workers say that they struggle with loneliness

The drop in sea ice from 2015 to 2016 was staggering — 463,322 square miles, about twice the size of France.

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