From CT scans to anaesthesia, healthcare has a bigger carbon footprint than aviation. Will Cop28, with its aim to curb the sector’s global emissions, accelerate change?
A pledge to do no harm is often central to oaths taken by medical students on their way to becoming doctors. It’s a tenet that dates back to Hippocrates and the Ancient Greeks – but is it still being followed?
As the climate crisis intensifies and new information comes to light, it seems that the global healthcare industry, with its vast carbon footprint, needs to take action now to protect those it serves.
