Accelerating the transition: towards a net zero NHS Today the health care sector faces an array of formidable pressures, including an ageing population with increasing comorbidities, inequalities in access to healthcare and worsening environmental impacts on health.
These pressures, compounded by Covid-19, increase demand and competition for already stretched budgets.
Alongside these challenges, the impact of industries on the environment, including the health sector, is drawing greater stakeholder focus. Today, the NHS alone accounts for 4% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Of this, Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions that occur in the supply chain) make up a staggering 62%. Philips and University of Exeter
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