T-1A1a-TE-7 - Shift to online meetings and services
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.
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.
Sustainability Category: Green¶
This transition element substantially contributes to climate change mitigation through significant greenhouse gas reductions, carbon sequestration, or enabling the transition to net-zero emissions. The transition element aligns with science-based pathways to limit global warming and should be prioritized for investment and expansion.
Transition Element¶
| | |
|---|---|
| Shift type: | Type Shift |
| Operations: | vehicle_km |
| Activity measure: | business_meetings |
| Activity conversion: | mileage_external_meeting |
Activities¶
| | Shift from: |
|---|---|
 |
T-1A1a-A-1 - Petrol cars |
|
T-1A1a-A-2 - Diesel cars |
 |
T-1A1a-A-3 - Gas cars |
|
T-1A1a-A-5 - LPG cars |
| | Shift to: |
|---|---|
 |
T-4B2b-A-1 - Virtual meetings |
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bandwidth_usage_video_conference | gbit_h | Bandwidth usage video conferences |
| external_meetings | meetings_day | External meetings |
| meeting_length | h | Meeting length |
| mileage_external_meeting | km | Mileage external meetings |
| population | persons | Population |
| proportion_business_travellers | percent | Proportion business travellers |
| proportion_office_workers | percent | Proportion office workers |
| proportion_working | percent | Proportion of active workers |
| stock_personal_vehicles_diesel | vehicle_km | Stock of personal vehicles (diesel) operation |
| stock_personal_vehicles_petrol | vehicle_km | Stock of personal vehicles (petrol) operation |
| workingdays_per_year | days | Working days per year |
YAML Specification¶
sustainability: green
version: 2.0.1
type: shift
longName: Shift from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars to online meetings and
services.
shortName: Online meetings
description: Shift vehicle kilometer from petrol, diesel, LPG and gas vehicles to
e-meetings in hours to fulfill the need of business trips
unitOfMeasure: business_meetings
cohort:
expression: ( %[0] * %[1] * %[2] * %[3] * %[4] * %[5] * atoc_lhs ) / ( %[6] + %[7]
)
variables:
- population
- proportion_working
- proportion_office_workers
- proportion_business_travellers
- external_meetings
- workingdays_per_year
- stock_personal_vehicles_petrol
- stock_personal_vehicles_diesel
shiftFrom:
atoc:
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- mileage_external_meeting
chains:
- chain: petrol_vehicles
- chain: diesel_vehicles
- chain: lpg_vehicles
- chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
atoc:
expression: '%[0] * %[1]'
variables:
- meeting_length
- bandwidth_usage_video_conference
chains:
- chain: e_meetings
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion