Stop the clock: Four-day working weeks could shave a fifth off UK's carbon footprint

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New study calculates that switching to a four day working week could cut UK emissions by 21 per cent

A four-day working week has the potential to shrink the UK's carbon footprint by over a fifth, or a massive 127 million tonnes per year by 2025, according to a new report by Platform London and the 4-Day...

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