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Podcast: The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
Episode: ECO MONEY: Is it time to talk sustainable healthcare?
Description: The healthcare industry is responsible for 4.4% of global CO2 emissions. That may not sound like a lot, but to put things in perspective, if it were a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter on the planet. According to a report released by Health Care Without Harm and independent sustainability consultancy, Arup, the top three emitters, the United States, China, and collectively the countries of the European Union, comprise more than half the world’s total health care climate footprint (56%)- with hospitals and health facilities being major resource and energy consumers. In...