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With financial support from The European Climate Initiative (EUKI), HCWH Europe launched a pilot project to support six European hospitals in measuring their carbon footprint, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of anaesthetic gases. During the project, (which ran until March 2018), HCWH Europe worked with hospitals from France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden to measure emissions and share data.In order for the EU to meet its 2030 climate and energy package targets, countries must set national goals for different economic sectors. While healthcare makes up an estimated 5% of European GHG emissions, very few health systems have measured their carbon footprint or set emission reduction targets.To be able to set national and European targets for the healthcare sector, the sector must first track and measure its emissions. Very little data about...

The Health Care Climate Challenge mobilizes health care institutions around the globe to protect public health from climate change.

To sign up your hospital or health system for the Health Care Climate Challenge, sign the pledge. After registering, you will receive an email welcoming you to the challenge and directing to you to educational resources.Pledge

The Climate Action Playbook highlights a wide range of mitigation initiatives implemented by U.S. Health Care Climate Council members.The challengeScientific reports have emphasized the urgent need for all sectors of society to take swift, meaningful action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and transition to a 100 percent clean energy economy. Without a rapid transformation to a low carbon society, the health threats of a warmer planet will grow increasingly severe and more numerous, especially for the most vulnerable members of our communities. Alternatively, moving away from dirty fossil fuels to renewable energy promotes cleaner air and water, which generate immediate health benefits.Operating 24/7, hospitals are among the most energy-intensive commercial buildings in the country, using 2.5 times the energy of a typical office building. The footprint of the hospital is vast, ranging from...

HCWH Europe’s project helped develop the Mediterranean as a best-practice region for low-carbon healthcare in Europe supported by progressive environment and health policies.

Operation Zero is a groundbreaking project that will put the European healthcare sector on the path to net zero carbon emissions.

Every year, HCWH Europe gathers sustainable healthcare leaders from across Europe (and beyond) for its annual European Healthcare Climate Summit.

HCWH Europe's mentoring programme continues to support hospitals in Spain to integrate climate action into their healthcare planning.