Single Youtube video burns energy equal to 40,000 homes
18 July 2020
The music video for “Despacito” set an Internet record in April 2018 when it became the first video to hit five billion views on YouTube.
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The communications industry could use 20% of all the world’s electricity by 2025
18 July 2020
The communications industry could use 20% of all the world’s electricity by 2025, hampering attempts to meet climate change targets and straining grids as demand
Watching 30 minutes of Netflix is the same as driving almost four miles
18 July 2020
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,
If the internet was a country, it would rank sixth for electricity usage
18 July 2020
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
Daily global fossil CO2 emissions fell by 17% in early April 2020 compared with the same period in 2019
15 July 2020
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
Half of those working from home during lockdown are unhappy with work-life balance
15 July 2020
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
The number people working from home nearly doubled between 2008 and 2018
15 July 2020
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
Around 8.7 million people stated that they worked from home at the start of 2019
15 July 2020
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
15 July 2020
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
On average, homeworkers could save £44.78 a week whilst working from home
15 July 2020
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
7 July 2020
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,
