The carbon footprint of the Chinese health-care system: an environmentally extended input–output and structural path analysis study

Summary: Background: The health sector plays an important part in adapting to climate change; however, the sector is also responsible for significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In high-income countries, the carbon footprints of health-care systems have been estimated to be 3–10% of the total n...

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Main Author: Rui Wu, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619301925