Twelve actions in healthcare to reduce carbon emissions

The pace of climate action is failing to meet the consequences of climate change and related environmental impacts. Globally, healthcare contributes 4% of carbon emissions, double that of the aviation industry. Often, >60% of healthcare emissions are derived from supply chain and procurement. Nurses comprise the single largest health workforce, it is therefore our moral imperative to act. We all have a responsibility to reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink, research, and advocate.