National policies to accelerate climate action in US healthcare

Elizabeth Cerceo and Hardeep Singh ()
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Elizabeth Cerceo: Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hardeep Singh: Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 9, 889-891

Abstract: US healthcare contributes 8.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions, but its policies to guide mitigation and waste reduction are underdeveloped. We recommend national policies to streamline the adoption of best practices, address implementation challenges to achieve net-zero goals and serve as useful exemplars for other nations.

Date: 2024
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