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The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

(3 days ago) WEBIn terms of emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, the health-care sector causes a large share of the total footprint (4·4% of greenhouse gases, 2·8% of PM, 3·4% of NO x, and 3·6% of SO 2 ), because substantial direct emissions are caused by …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30121-2/fulltext

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Carbon footprint of healthcare systems: a systematic review of …

(4 days ago) WEBConclusions The results of this review show that healthcare systems contribute substantially to national carbon emissions, and hospitals are one of the main …

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e078464

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Decarbonizing Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Change

(4 days ago) WEBIn September 2022, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and leaders from …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0433

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Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions: A Primer on Measures and …

(9 days ago) WEBReducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions: A Primer on Measures and Actions for Healthcare Organizations to Mitigate Climate Change. The climate crisis is the single …

https://www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/decarbonization/index.html

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Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In …

(Just Now) WEBThe health care industry is among the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialized world. 1 It is responsible for 4.4–4.6 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and similar

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01247

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FACT SHEET: Health Sector Leaders Join Biden - The White House

(5 days ago) WEBThe health care sector accounts for 8.5% of U.S. emissions, so these bold commitments advance President Biden’s goal to reduce nationwide greenhouse gas …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/30/fact-sheet-health-sector-leaders-join-biden-administrations-pledge-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-50-by-2030/

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AHRQ Releases Primer for Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions

(1 days ago) WEBIn alignment with HHS goals, Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions: A Primer on Measures and Actions to Mitigate Climate Change features a prioritized set of …

https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/carbon-emissions.html

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How Hospitals Fuel Climate Change - The New York Times

(1 days ago) WEBWinston Choi-Schagrin Reporting on environmental health 🌎. The largest source of carbon consumption, an estimated 70 percent, comes from the supply chain, …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/05/climate/climate-change-health.html

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A pathway to net zero emissions for healthcare The BMJ

(1 days ago) WEBThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear that limiting global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will greatly reduce the probability of …

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3785

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Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBRecent developments herald increasing momentum for decarbonizing health care. 7,8 The U.K. National Health Service (NHS) has long been a leader in …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2210022

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Priority setting and net zero healthcare: how much health can a …

(7 days ago) WEBCutting carbon emissions in healthcare requires trade-offs for clinicians, administrators, and global health policy makers and must be included when evaluating …

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-067199

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Potential reduction in healthcare carbon footprint by autonomous

(Just Now) WEBHealthcare is a large contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions around the world, given current power generation mix. Telemedicine, with its reduced …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-022-00605-w

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Protecting planet and people: healthcare's climate roadmap

(3 days ago) WEBHospitals and health systems have made public commitments to halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero no later than 2050. — Gonzalo Muñoz and …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/healthcare-climate-action-roadmap/

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Fair pathways to net-zero healthcare Nature Medicine

(Just Now) WEBThis highlights a limitation in basing trajectories to net-zero healthcare solely on a country’s per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) 30. Fig. 3: Inequalities in …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02351-2

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Reducing healthcare sector’s greenhouse gas emissions

(6 days ago) WEBThat’s when he learned that the healthcare sector is responsible for around 8.5% of total US greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). More specifically, anesthesia plays …

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/reducing-healthcare-sectors-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

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The carbon footprint of healthcare settings: A systematic review

(1 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems are responsible for 4%-5% of the emissions of greenhouse gases worldwide. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol divides carbon emissions into three scopes: …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37198974/

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Reducing the carbon footprint of hospital-based care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe healthcare industry itself is responsible, in England, for 18 million tonnes of CO 2 emissions. This amounts to 30% of total public sector greenhouse gas emissions, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6465872/

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Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBPromote actions that both reduce carbon emissions and improve health: supporting a rapid and equitable transition to a clean energy economy; ensuring that …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health

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Healthcare industry is a major source of harmful emissions

(3 days ago) WEBHealth care industry is a major source of harmful emissions. The U.S. healthcare system contributes 10% of the nation’s carbon emissions, contributing to …

https://news.yale.edu/2019/08/02/healthcare-industry-major-source-harmful-emissions

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How HHS is helping the healthcare industry reduce its carbon …

(Just Now) WEBUpdated on May 03, 2024. Environmental Sustainability. HHS in April unveiled new programs aimed at helping the healthcare industry reduce its carbon footprint, …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2024/05/03/climate-initiatives

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Health Sector Pledge HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBOn Earth Day 2022, the White House and HHS launched the Health Sector Climate Pledge, a voluntary commitment to climate resilience and emissions reduction …

https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/climate-change-health-equity/actions/health-sector-pledge/index.html

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Amplified positive effects on air quality, health, and - Nature

(Just Now) WEBWe find that owing to emissions reduction and more favourable meteorological conditions caused by less aerosol, achieving China’s carbon neutrality …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01425-1

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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce

(5 days ago) WEBThe best system of emission reduction for the longest-running existing coal units and most heavily utilized new gas turbines is based on carbon capture and …

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-suite-standards-reduce-pollution-fossil-fuel

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New EPA rules would force plants to capture emissions, shut down …

(9 days ago) WEBThe new standards will avoid 1.38 billion metric tons of carbon pollution through 2047, equivalent to the annual emissions of 328 million gas cars, the EPA said, …

https://apnews.com/article/power-plants-coal-natural-gas-biden-epa-5c96ca146e7f70b47806beb4bc3713e6

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Big Shell investors urge others to back greater climate action

(3 days ago) WEBMN leads the engagement with Shell on behalf of investor alliance Climate Action 100+. Shell was in court last month to appeal against a landmark ruling that …

https://www.ft.com/content/2082647f-fe3f-41b5-9060-da9ad20cbdb8

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Electricity - World Nuclear …

(8 days ago) WEBJust 20% of final energy consumption is in the form of electricity, but the generation of electricity is responsible for over 40% of all energy-related emissions. …

https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electricity

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Small dietary changes could offset carbon emissions - MSN

(6 days ago) WEBMaking small dietary changes could be the first step towards reducing carbon emissions and improving our health, suggests a new study co-authored by a researcher from …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/small-dietary-changes-could-offset-carbon-emissions/ar-AA1iWZdA

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What are “best” and “adequate”? The litigation outlook for EPA’s

(3 days ago) WEBThis spring, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its final rule for regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants under …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/resources/trends/2024-may-june/what-are-best-and-adequate-the-litigation-outlook-for-epa/

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