Healthcare represents 8.5% of US carbon emissions and over 5% of emissions globally. Given the size and complexity of the healthcare industry, and that the main “product is a clinical outcome,” measuring and managing those emissions is difficult. But it is necessary to meet emissions reduction targets. This project, now funded for a second year, is developing a carbon accounting tool to assist healthcare organizations with this challenge. The tool will be designed to accurately measure and track greenhouse gas emissions for healthcare organizations, including the especially elusive emissions from supply chain activities. Though many emissions tracking tools exist, none provide the granularity required for the many activities and products involved in safe healthcare provision.
Participants
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Jodi Sherman
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences)
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Mike Oristaglio
Senior Researcher Sci/Scholar Earth & Planetary Sciences
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Rob Klee
Senior Lecturer at Yale School of the Environment
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Matt Eckelman
Associate Professor Adjunct for Yale School of Public Health
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Todd Cort
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability; Faculty Director of Sustainability Program, MBA for Executives; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment
