Healthcare systems are responsible for 4%–5% of the emissions of greenhouse gases
worldwide. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol divides carbon emissions into three scopes …

There is increasing concern within the health-care community about the role care delivery
plays in environmental degradation, sparking research into how to reduce pollution from …

Background Climate change threatens to undermine the past 50 years of gains in public
health. In response, the National Health Service (NHS) in England has been working since …

An up-to-date assessment of environmental emissions in the US health care sector is
essential to help policy makers hold the health care industry accountable to protect public …

Background Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human
wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related …

Healthcare is a major emitter of environmental pollutants that adversely affect health. Within
the healthcare community, awareness of these effects is low, and recognition of the duty to …

Anthropogenic environmental change negatively effects human health and is increasing
health-care system demand. Paradoxically, the provision of health care, which itself is a …

Background Studies suggest that the Dutch health-care sector is responsible for 4–8% of the
national carbon footprint, but the environmental footprint of this sector beyond climate …

Climate change is a threat multiplier, exacerbating underlying vulnerabilities, worsening
human health, and disrupting health systems' abilities to deliver high-quality continuous …

Achieving carbon neutrality is seen as an important goal in order to mitigate the effects of
climate change, as carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas that contributes to global …