The road to net zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training
EditordIt is commonly acknowledged that the most significant risk to global human health is
the progressively worsening climate crisis. 1 With greenhouse gas emissions representing
the most impactful driving factor behind climate change (with the use of certain inhalation
agents such as nitrous oxide and desflurane being the largest contributors within the
anaesthetic practice), the UK National Health Service (NHS) and others have committed to
dramatic healthcarerelated carbon reduction plans. 2 The NHS 'Net Zero'report pledged that …
the progressively worsening climate crisis. 1 With greenhouse gas emissions representing
the most impactful driving factor behind climate change (with the use of certain inhalation
agents such as nitrous oxide and desflurane being the largest contributors within the
anaesthetic practice), the UK National Health Service (NHS) and others have committed to
dramatic healthcarerelated carbon reduction plans. 2 The NHS 'Net Zero'report pledged that …