Kate Sheppard writes about some CEPR research arguing for the environmental sustainability benefits of reducing aggregate hours worked.

FORBES: What Environmental Benefits Of Working Shorter Hours?

Coincidentally with the Eurostat release, the CEPR committee has also today declared that the euro area is in recession.

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While 40-60 percent of potential global warming is effectively locked-in, CEPR says, as much as half the rest could be cut through reducing work hours.

FORBES: Study: Working Less Could Save The Planet

But now the Washington policy institute, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), has proposed further trimming of the average workweek, noting that more play and less work could help slow global warming significantly.

FORBES: Study: Working Less Could Save The Planet