If you’re worried about climate change, you might be better off staying at home rather than rushing out to do something about it, research suggests.
A study due for publication next month concludes Americans may have reduced national energy demand by 1.8 percent between 2003 and 2012 just by going out less.
The analysis of American Time Use Survey results found that an aging society and changes in information technology had led U.S. citizens to spend 7.8 more days at home a year, on average, in 2012 compared to 2003.
