Nature, Nurture Confronting Health Care’s Carbon Footprint

Stephanie Dutch

Autumn 2023

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/confronting-health-cares-carbon-footprint

This article talked about how climate change can affect healthcare delivery and overall well-being of patients. But following carbon footprints of healthcare operations, the global healthcare sector emits a large amount of greenhouse gases. The article said that it's an ethical responsibility of healthcare to acknowledge its environmental impact while promising patient care will remain the same. Additionally, the article also mentioned the benefits of decarbonizing healthcare, like cost saving and staff morale, and of course, a healthier global health equity.