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National policies to accelerate climate action in US healthcare

Categories: Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems, Supply chains, Action Plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Discussion paper, Country experience, Global, Americas (Pan American Health Organization)

Publisher: Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

This manuscript published in Nature Climate Change describes efforts to mobilize climate actions for U.S. healthcare, which contributes about 8.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions. The authors detail recommendations for national policies to streamline the adoption of best practices for greenhouse gas emission mitigation and waste reduction in the health system.

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Article in English: www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-02105-z

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