There is wide recognition of a 4 day working week improving mental health and having a positive effect on families and communities. This report by Platform London finds that a 4 day working week will help the UK reduce emissions.
There are pilot schemes in New Zealand, Spain and Scotland to study the benefits of a 4 day working week.
The study found that moving to a four-day week by 2025 would shrink the UK’s emissions by 127m tonnes, a reduction of more than 20% and equivalent to taking the country’s entire private car fleet off the road.