When we think about the causes of climate change, the usual suspects often come to mind: coal-fired power plants, traffic-choked roads, industrial agriculture. Rarely do we picture hospitals.
Yet if global healthcare were a country, it would be one of the world’s top five greenhouse gas emitters. With healthcare responsible for about 5% of total global emissions. This puts it on par with some of the most polluting industries on earth.
The far-reaching consequences of climate change are increasingly recognised as the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century.
