Carbon Footprint
Q&A: Factors to consider when weighing the health benefits and sustainability of a diet
Adopting a “One Health” approach to diet choices and nutrition recommendations can offer health and environmental benefits, according to findings published in Science of the Total Environment.
Substituting one serving of beef per day nearly halves the carbon footprint of US diets
Implementing single-item food substitutions significantly reduced the carbon footprint and water scarcity footprint of participants’ diets, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Dozens of countries promise to lower carbon intensity of health systems
Forty-seven countries, including the United States, have committed to developing climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems. They announced their efforts during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, also known as COP26.
Different anesthesia approaches had similar carbon footprints for TKR
VIDEO: ASCRS establishes task force to reduce OR waste
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Hawaiian Eye, Audrey R. Talley Rostov, MD, discusses a newly launched ASCRS task force that aims to help ophthalmology operating rooms around the country reduce waste and their carbon footprint.
Oncologists urged to help fight climate change as it threatens progress against cancer
Climate change is a threat to the progress made toward reducing the global burden of cancer, according to a commentary published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.