Climate Goals in Healthcare
Hospital climate action was framed as symbolically important beyond the hospital's direct emissions. Climate action was also presented as potentially useful for employer branding. NHS England is treated as a leading example because it has…
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Hospital climate action was framed as symbolically important beyond the hospital's direct emissions. Climate action was also presented as potentially useful for employer branding. NHS England is treated as a leading example because it has set net-zero targets for direct and extended footprints. Healthcare accounts for an estimated average of 4.9% of national emissions across countries. Healthcare accounts for 4.2-5.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and hospitals are major contributors. Healthcare systems contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions internationally. Managers identified multiple hospital emission sources, including travel, food waste, energy use, anesthetic gases, and single-use plastics. International organisations have called for rapid and large-scale action on healthcare climate impacts.