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WORKshift & Our Planet


Reducing Commutes & Our Carbon Footprint

CEA research has shown that a single day of telecommuting saves between 16 and 23 kilowatt hours of electricity or the equivalent of up to 12 hours of an average household’s electricity use.
One day of telecommuting also eliminates the need for 1.4 gallons of gasoline and reduces CO2 emissions by 17 to 23 kilograms. A worker with a one-way commute of 35 and a half kilometres, regularly commuting five days a week, will save about 50% of the annual electricity consumption of the average household by working from home one day each week.
More than one third of employees are telecommuting
- Sys-Con Media.
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Imagine a program that can:
•    Help Calgarians achieve the smallest carbon footprint per capita in Canada
•    Substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution
•    Reduce stress on people and the environment
•    Enable healthier communities and families
•    Contribute to the “Friday Effect” on commuter infrastructure

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“If a million teleworkers were to work at home just 1 day each week, in a year, Canada would save some 250 million kg of CO2 emissions; 100 million litres of fuel; and 800 million fewer kilometers of mileage on our highways and streets. As a side-benefit, we would save some $40 million in fuel costs, and 50 million hours of time, to spend with our families, or on our non-work lives.” - Canadian Telework Association

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Calgary Economic Development would like to thank our funding partners - Transport Canada and the Government of Alberta - whose generous support has made this project possible.

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