Britain has stated it wants to reduce CO2 emissions by 68% by 2030, we can’t achieve that without really thinking outside the box. Rush hour traffic contributes significantly to our emissions, but no matter how many taxes or new parking charges we apply, people continue to absorb costs and still use their car to get to work. This is where I think the pandemic has forced our hand, it has shown companies how productive they can be with a large chunk of their workforce working from home. Many companies have sank a considerable amount of money into facilitating home workers so why let that go to waste. Globally countries have seen decreases as large as 26% because of reduced traffic on the roads.
The pandemic has created an infrastructure that we can now capitalise on. I propose the chance to offer companies incentives in some way to maintain this infrastructure, let more flexible and homeworking become the new norm and force a lot of traffic off the roads and create a healthier environment for everyone.
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