Scientific background on healthcare and global warming
The Lancet Countdown
The Lancet Countdown identifies climate change as the greatest global health threat facing the 21th century and it tracks 47 indicators related to climate change and the impact on health but also to the commitments governments and businesses are making with regards to the Paris Agreement.
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Health Care Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm provides resources, knowledge, and inspiration for the health care sector to help reduce its environmental impact. Health Care Without harm sets up continental chapters bringing together sustainable health care experts and strategic partners with a common goal: healthy people on a healthy planet.
A Net Zero National Health Service
The NHS
aims at becoming the world’s first net zero national health service. It has a
NHS carbon footprint and a NHS carbon footprint plus plan focusing on reducing
the emissions of healthcare with the aims of reaching net zero in 2040 and
2045. The NHS combines a focus on immediate action and a commitment to
continuous monitoring, evaluation and innovation.
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De Milieuthermometer Zorg
The Dutch foundation ‘Milieukeur’ audits hospitals and awards them a bronze, silver and gold score based on different sustainability targets. It is a very practical guideline focusing on site specific elements but also on communication and strategy.
