Mitigation in the Healthcare Sector

January 14, 2021

In January 2021, the Lancet Countdown and the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health co-hosted "Mitigation in the Healthcare Sector." The webinar explored in detail the sources of emissions within the health sector, presents the UK's National Health Service as a case study, and provides practical advice and information on the role of the health professional in addressing the healthcare sector’s carbon footprint.

Speakers:

Dr. Renee N. Salas, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Alice McGushin, Programme Manager, the Lancet Countdown

Dr. Matthew Eckleman, Northeastern University and Lancet Countdown author

Dr. Jodi Sherman, Yale University and Lancet Countdown author

Hiten Patel, Senior Strategy Advisor, Greener NHS Programme

Miss Jennifer Isherwood, National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow