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T-1A1a-8 - Shift from car to remote working

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-6 - Teleworking.

Digital technologies are making it more viable for people to work from home. This has the potential to reduce the amount of daily office commutes by car - as well as longer-distance business trips by car or airplane.

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Transition Element

  • Type of shift: Type Shift
  • Activity: TBD
  • Operation: TBD
  • ATOC: TBD

Activities

Shift from:

Shift to:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting percent Proportion commutes
load_factor_car_commute persons Load factor car commute
average_commute_length_to_work km_commute Average commute length to work (round-trip)
average_work_hours_per_day h Average working hours per day

YAML Specification

title: T-1A1a-8 - Shift from car to remote working
id: transfer_from_car_to_remote_working
sector: transport
progress: 50
version: 2.0.1
ipccMitigationMethod: 1a-06-teleworking
name: transfer_from_car_to_remote_working
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: commutes
cohort:
  expression: '%[0]'
  variables:
  - proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0] / %[1]'
    variables:
    - average_commute_length_to_work
    - load_factor_car_commute
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_vehicles
  - chain: diesel_vehicles
  - chain: lpg_vehicles
  - chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - average_work_hours_per_day
  chains:
  - chain: remote_working
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion
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