Gathering the evidence: health and aged care carbon inventory study

ConclusionsMercy Health's Health Services division and Aged Care division each comprised around half of total organisation carbon emissions. Building energy dominated emissions, particularly electricity. The study discovered meaningful differences in the composition of carbon emissions in operational divisions of the organisation, indicating tailored interventions will be required to meet carbon abatement targets. The study demonstrates the benefit of conducting carbon footprinting within individual organisations, and the importance of studies within the Australian context.PMID:37814479 | DOI:10.1071/AH23129
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Source Type: research