Working from home and meeting electronically save time and hassle, but the evidence that they reduce emissions is still lacking.
A respected UK journalist has suggested setting up a "green corps" in which jobless young people are forged into teams to make an inventory of every home in the country that will assess insulation requirements and enable every home to meet the highest environmental and emission standards.
There are a number of guides now available to eco-friendly employment.
By mid 2009 at least 3.4m European jobs were directly related to renewable energy, sustainable transport and energy efficient goods and services. This compares with 2.8m jobs in polluting industries, such as mining, electricity, gas, cement, and iron and steel.
A respected UK journalist has suggested setting up a "green corps" in which jobless young people are forged into teams to make an inventory of every home in the country that will assess insulation requirements and enable every home to meet the highest environmental and emission standards.
There are a number of guides now available to eco-friendly employment.