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Work less to save the planet? How to make sure a four-day week actually cuts emissions

Workers spread asphalt which reduces car emissions at Neckartor in Stuttgart, Germany, April 15, 2019.   REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski - RC13A4E74340

Four-day working weeks are looking increasingly likely. Image: REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Anupam Nanda
Professor of Urban Economics and Real Estate, Henley Business School
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