'Climate change mitigation is a hot topic, but not when it comes to hospitals': a qualitative study on hospital stakeholders' perception and sense of responsibility for …

C Quitmann, R Sauerborn, I Danquah… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jme.bmj.com
Objective Physical and mental well-being are threatened by climate change. Since hospitals
in high-income countries contribute significantly to climate change through their greenhouse …

Physicians' responsibility toward environmental degradation and climate change: A position paper of the European Federation of Internal Medicine

L Campos, JV Barreto, S Bassetti, M Bivol… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current data on climate change and environmental degradation are dramatic. The
consequences of these changes are already having a significant impact on people's health …

Planetary health and hospitals' contribution—A scoping review

L Schmidt, S Bohnet-Joschko - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change is one of the greatest global threats for planetary and human health. This
leads to new challenges for public health. Hospitals emit large amounts of greenhouse …

Environmental sustainability in hospitals–a systematic review and research agenda

F McGain, C Naylor - Journal of health services research & …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Hospitals are significant contributors to natural resource depletion and
environmental change. Our objective was to establish the extent to which hospital …

Climate change mitigation: qualitative analysis of environmental impact-reducing strategies in German primary care

V Fehrer, R Poß-Doering, A Weis… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background The German healthcare system is responsible for 5, 2% of the national
emissions of greenhouse gases. Therefore, mitigation actions to reduce the carbon footprint …

Transitioning to sustainable healthcare: decarbonising healthcare clinics, a literature review

D Duindam - Challenges, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Climate change is one of the largest threats to human health and well-being
globally. The healthcare industry itself currently contributes to fueling the climate crisis with …

Quantifying hospital services by carbon footprint: a systematic literature review of patient care alternatives

F Alshqaqeeq, MA Esmaeili, M Overcash… - Resources, Conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Importance Reducing the carbon footprint of the healthcare sector can be achieved along
with quality patient outcomes at lower environmental impact. Objective For the first time to …

Integrating planetary health into healthcare: A document analysis

MR Kalogirou, S Dahlke, S Davidson, S Yamamoto - Health policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Anthropogenic climate change poses a major health risk to humankind. The
healthcare sector both contributes to climate change and is vulnerable to its impacts …

The carbon footprint of healthcare settings: a systematic review

L Rodríguez‐Jiménez… - Journal of advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare systems are responsible for 4%–5% of the emissions of greenhouse gases
worldwide. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol divides carbon emissions into three scopes …

Towards green and sustainable healthcare: a literature review and research agenda for green leadership in the healthcare sector

J Berniak-Woźny, M Rataj - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The health sector is one of the keys to sustainable development. Although it is directly
related to only one Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 3,“Ensuring a healthy life and …