{"id":13070,"date":"2022-03-07T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T21:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=13070"},"modified":"2023-04-20T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T21:18:37","slug":"decarbonization-in-healthcare-can-be-achieved-pragmatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/decarbonization-in-healthcare-can-be-achieved-pragmatically\/","title":{"rendered":"3 steps to healthcare decarbonization provides a pragmatic approach for organizations (Podcast included)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eric Vandenbroucke<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. healthcare industry is responsible for 2.4 percent of the world\u2019s total carbon emissions and nearly 50 percent of global healthcare emissions, according to Environmental Research Letters.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason is not a surprise. U.S. healthcare facilities such as hospitals and clinics\u2014with their 24\/7 operation, large consumption of supplies, exacting climate control and electricity needs, and 6.6 million hospital personnel driving to and from work every day\u2014creates a large operational energy burden.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, a growing number of healthcare organizations are beginning to address decarbonization of their buildings and campuses\u2014a daunting prospect for many. To provide guidance on how to begin the process, IMEG has released a new executive guide, <\/span>“Decarbonization in Healthcare.”<\/span><\/a> The guide offers thoughtful, measured, and practical approaches to reduce and eventually eliminate carbon emissions, as well as steps toward campus-wide building electrification\u2014the ultimate destination of the decarbonization journey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This journey consists of three main parts:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n