Search Tag: healthcare carbon footprint
2025 23 Sep
Radiology enables timely diagnosis and guides treatment across care pathways, yet it carries a measurable environmental cost. Evidence gathered over five decades points to high energy consumption from advanced modalities, persistent waste streams from nuclear medicine and contrast agents and practice patterns that shape overall impact. Despite...Read more
2025 26 Feb
How to Reduce the Carbon Fingerprint to Achieve Harmony Between Health and Sustainability Hospitals protect public health but are responsible for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable practices, such as using ScopeCO2 to measure carbon footprints, allow hospitals to identify their impact sources, structure a strategy to reduce...Read more
2024 15 Oct
Decarbonisation of the healthcare sector has become urgent. Hospitals and health systems are critical in reducing the carbon footprint and embracing sustainability. However, many institutions are held back by misconceptions about the feasibility, cost, and impact of implementing climate-conscious practices. During the second Plenary Session of...Read more
2024 15 Oct
Decarbonisation of the healthcare sector has become urgent. Hospitals and health systems are critical in reducing the carbon footprint and embracing sustainability. However, many institutions are held back by misconceptions about the feasibility, cost, and impact of implementing climate-conscious practices. During the second Plenary Session of...Read more