Healthcare feels the heat: A primer for radiologists on climate change-related regulatory and policy trends

In the ensuing decade, health care will encounter risks and opportunities stemming from a regulatory and policy environment that is increasingly shaped by the climate crisis. The startling multiplication of climate change-related extreme weather events has increased public support for action, creating pressure on policy makers and regulatory agencies to provide solutions. Healthcare must decarbonize along with other sectors of the economy; therefore, health care organizations should be prepared to respond to climate-related regulations and take advantage of abundant green energy incentives to achieve the largest greenhouse gas emissions reductions possible and capture financial opportunities related to the national green energy transition.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research