Mar 23, 2023
Climate change is now our lived experience. With no vaccine to reduce its impact on health, the only preventative strategy we have is to reduce emissions, including healthcare delivery. The greatest portion of healthcare’s emissions profile comes from the stuff we use, so we have to change what we do. But how?
Decarbonisation on the clinical floor is a look at every day work
activities. It is bridging the gap between abstract concept and
service delivery. It comes with triple bottom line wins – people,
planet, and profit.
The future isn’t written yet. The things we do now are what make
it. We have choices to make that matter. We need visionaries to
show us the direction. We need practical examples that bridge the
gap between ambition and action. We need to tell the climate story
in a way that draws people in, that empowers them to take action
and enables us to be part of the solutions.