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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.10.011 |
Worktime Reduction as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Scenarios Compared for the UK | |
King, Lewis C.1; van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M.1,2,3,4 | |
2017-02-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 132 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain; Netherlands |
英文摘要 | Reducing working hours in an economy has been discussed as a policy which may have benefits in achieving particular economic, social and environmental goals. This study proposes five different scenarios to reduce the working hours of full-time employees by 20% with the aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions: a three-day weekend, a free Wednesday, reduced daily hours, increased holiday entitlement and a scenario in which the time reduction is efficiently managed by companies to minimise their office space. We conceptually analyse the effects of each scenario on time use patterns through both business and worker activities, and how these might affect energy consumption in the economy. To assess which of the scenarios may be most effective in reducing carbon emissions, this analytical framework is applied as a case study for the United Kingdom. The results suggest that three of the five scenarios offer similar benefits, and are preferable to the other two, with a difference between the best and worst scenarios of 13.03 MTCO(2)e. The study concludes that there is a clear preference for switching to a four-day working week over other possible work-reduction policies. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Business energy use Climate change Global warming Leisure Time use Work time reduction |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000390825200012 |
WOS关键词 | WORKING TIME REDUCTION ; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION ; ENVIRONMENT ; DEGROWTH |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15385 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Inst Environm Sci & Technol, Barcelona, Spain; 2.ICREA, Barcelona, Spain; 3.Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4.Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Inst Environm Studies, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | King, Lewis C.,van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M.. Worktime Reduction as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Scenarios Compared for the UK[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2017,132. |
APA | King, Lewis C.,&van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M..(2017).Worktime Reduction as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Scenarios Compared for the UK.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,132. |
MLA | King, Lewis C.,et al."Worktime Reduction as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Scenarios Compared for the UK".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 132(2017). |
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