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 …

The detrimental health effects of climate change continue to increase. Although health
systems respond to this disease burden, healthcare itself pollutes the atmosphere, land, and …

Climate change confronts the health care sector with a dual challenge. Accumulating climate
impacts are putting an increased burden on the service provision of already stressed health …

Climate change is a real and accelerating existential danger. Urgent action is required to
halt its progression, and everyone can contribute. Pollution mitigation represents an …

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 …

The Earth's mean surface temperature is already approximately 1.1° C higher than pre‐
industrial levels. Exceeding a mean 1.5° C rise by 2050 will make global adaptation to the …

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

Methods: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. The
Cochrane Database, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, and PubMed were searched and inclusion …

A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety
of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and …

Background: Health care itself contributes to climate change. Anesthesia is a “carbon
hotspot,” yet few data exist to compare anesthetic choices. The authors examined the carbon …