As delegates gather in Glasgow for the COP26 environmental summit, they’re not just looking at reducing emissions from the oil sector or manufacturing – they’re also examining how to make health care greener.
According to a report published in 2018, Canada’s health-care sector accounts for just under five per cent of the country’s emissions – an amount that’s not “massive,” but still significant, says Fiona Miller, a professor of health policy and director of the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems at the University of Toronto.
So how could Canada’s health care system become greener? Jamie Mauracher has more.
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According to a report published in 2018, Canada’s health-care sector accounts for just under five per cent of the country’s emissions – an amount that’s not “massive,” but still significant, says Fiona Miller, a professor of health policy and director of the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems at the University of Toronto.
So how could Canada’s health care system become greener? Jamie Mauracher has more.
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