Summary report: Blue sky thinking to accelerate health care climate action

During COP28, over 40 key thinkers and leaders from international organizations, government agencies, health systems, and civil society participated in a roundtable session to discuss how to accelerate health care climate action. The discussion focused on the pivotal current moment and future prospects for health care decarbonization and resilience, including the role of prevention as a mitigation strategy, acknowledging and addressing North-South complexity, and building an evidence base, tools, and technical capacity.

The roundtable was convened by Health Care Without Harm, in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) High Level Champions Race to Zero, and was sponsored by Bupa and CommonSpirit Health.

Download the roundtable conversation summary report here.

Update

Health professionals urge to make no exceptions for the sector in the Plastics Treaty

Plastics is a global health crisis hiding in plain sight. Throughout the lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal, a wide array of toxic chemicals and microplastics pose risks through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact. Communities, health workers, and health systems are already witnessing the detrimental impacts of plastic production and pollution.

April 05, 2024

Update

Coalition of organizations calls out for the phase-out of fossil fuels

On November, Health Care With Harm and the Global Climate and Health Alliance launched the COP28 Open Letter on fossil fuels, unifying the voice of organizations representing over 46 million health care professionals from 135 countries.

November 30, 2023

Novedades

Salud sin Daño en la COP28 - Agenda

1 de diciembre

9:00-10:30 | Sistemas de salud resilientes al clima (Mesa redonda). Invitada: Shweta Narayan. Casa de los Objetivos

November 28, 2023

Update

Announcing the winners of the 2023 Health Care Climate Challenge

Each year, we celebrate institutions at the forefront of health care climate action with our Health Care Climate Challenge awards. These hospitals and health systems are pioneering innovative and effective solutions to mitigate health care’s climate footprint and enhance their resilience. They are beacons around the world guiding the health care sector on its climate-smart journey.

November 28, 2023