Becker's Healthcare November 23, 2021
At the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, 13 countries pledged to aim for net-zero emissions in their health systems by 2050. Doing so will be a challenge, but there are clear strategies systems can incorporate to reach the goal, The Lancet reported Nov. 17.
If the healthcare industry were a country, it would be the fifth-largest climate polluter on the planet, according to The Lancet. It also stands to lose a lot to the effects of climate change. The U.S. accounts for a quarter of the world’s health-sector greenhouse emissions and is not one of the 13 countries that joined the commitment. The signed countries will face challenges along the way to decarbonizing their health systems, but there...
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