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Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector — A Call to Action

(Just Now) WEBThe U.S. health sector is responsible for an estimated 8.5% of national carbon emissions. These emissions stem directly from the operations of health care facilities (scope 1) and indirectly from

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2115675

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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, …

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

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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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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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Health care's response to climate change: a carbon …

(3 days ago) WEBScope 1 covers direct emissions from health-care facilities, Scope 2 covers emissions from purchased energy such as electricity and steam, and Scope 3 covers all other emissions. Our analysis represents the …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30271-0/fulltext

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Confronting Health Care’s Carbon Footprint Harvard Medicine …

(3 days ago) WEBData suggest that the global health care sector belches out between 4.4 and 5.2 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Aviation, by comparison, is estimated to …

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/confronting-health-cares-carbon-footprint

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Incorporating carbon into health care: adding carbon …

(3 days ago) WEBAt the UN Climate Change Conference 26 in Glasgow, 50 countries committed to low-carbon health services, with 14 countries further committing to net-zero carbon health services by 2050. Reaching this …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00258-3/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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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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Decarbonizing U.S. Healthcare Commonwealth Fund

(3 days ago) WEBThe NHS was the world’s first health care system to commit to net-zero carbon emissions. 4 Like many health systems around the world, the NHS is …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/jul/action-decarbonize-us-health-care-system-lessons-uk-nhs

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Protecting planet and people: healthcare's climate roadmap

(3 days ago) WEBThe healthcare sector contributes more than 4.4% of net global greenhouse gas emissions. Global Road Map for Health Care Decarbonization, outlines actions to …

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

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Here's how healthcare can reduce its carbon footprint

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems account for over 4% of global CO2 emissions. Climate change affects a wide range of human health outcomes. Health systems can drive …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/cop27-how-healthcare-can-reduce-carbon-footprint/

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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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Addressing link between climate and health will lower emissions, …

(8 days ago) WEBAs an industry, health care is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with more than 4 percent of emissions attributed to …

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/addressing-link-between-climate-and-health-will-lower-emissions-create-resilient-care

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Health care industry is a major source of harmful emissions

(3 days ago) WEBThe U.S. healthcare system contributes 10% of the nation’s carbon emissions and 9% of harmful non-greenhouse air pollutants. (Pollution was associate …

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

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Views on climate change and health Nature Climate Change

(Just Now) WEBOn the other hand, current research, especially in cost-effectiveness analysis, reveals unimpressive health benefits relative to the high costs of carbon …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01998-0

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Carbon Emissions from Overuse of U.S. Health Care: Medical and …

(1 days ago) WEBThe United States health care industry is the second largest in the world, expending an estimated 479 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide per year, nearly 8 percent of …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35993105/

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‘Two-Sided Green’: How 4 Health Systems Are Saving Money With …

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2021, the health system completed construction of a new medical office building in West Oahu that gets 75% of its power from a green microgrid, Hemstreet …

https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/healthcare-renewable-energy-sustainability/

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What is decarbonisation? Bupa Group

(1 days ago) WEBHealthcare’s carbon footprint is equivalent to 4.4% of global greenhouse gas net emissions 2 and the healthcare sector is increasingly recognised as a major …

https://www.bupa.com/news-and-press/news-and-stories/2022/what-is-decarbonisation

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HHS's proposed rule does nothing to address the climate crisis

(2 days ago) WEBHHS is largely responsible for the health care industry’s carbon pollution because the federal government is the largest health care payer. What HHS proposed …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/20/hhs-proposed-rule-lip-service-addressing-climate-crisis/

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Carbon footprint of a laser unit: a study of two centres in the UK

(Just Now) WEBIndirect emissions were determined for both centres for one weekday each. The two centres differed in the total carbon footprint for the whole day (Table 3).At the …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10103-024-04081-4

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Family Doctors: Champions of a Healthy Planet, Healthy People

(4 days ago) WEBDr Sunil Massand, a leading family doctor, emphasised that the healthcare sector is a significant contributor to carbon emissions. Family doctors, through …

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2945117-family-doctors-champions-of-a-healthy-planet-healthy-people

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Managing greenhouse gas emissions in the terminal year of life in …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth care contributes 4·4% of global net carbon emissions. Hospitals are resource-intensive settings, using a large amount of supplies in patient care and have …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(24)00048-2/fulltext

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Let’s pay every American to reduce emissions - POLITICO

(Just Now) WEBThe result was the Alaska Permanent Fund. Since the early 1980s, the Permanent Fund has invested the state’s oil royalties and paid annual dividends of as …

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2019/07/23/reduce-carbon-emissions-000936/

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Local healthcare leaders discuss new initiatives at summit in Jersey

(6 days ago) WEBHosted by JP Morgan Chase and RWJBarnabas Health, the event featured healthcare leaders such as Joseph F. Scott, the president and CEO of Jersey City …

https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2016/05/local_healthcare_leaders_discu.html

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Will New Jersey be able to reduce its harmful black carbon …

(7 days ago) WEBThe DEP itself calls black carbon a major contributor to climate change. On its website, the agency says reducing black carbon emissions "may be the most …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2019/08/01/new-jersey-black-carbon-emissions/1814142001/

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Here's what the VW fraud is really going to cost us - POLITICO

(4 days ago) WEBTalk about German ingenuity: Once the cars sensed an emissions test was over, the engine’s gas mileage and responsiveness jumped up, and so did the amount of NOx it …

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/heres-what-the-vw-fraud-is-really-going-to-cost-us-000260/

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