The carbon footprint of Australian health care
Background: Carbon footprints stemming from health care have been found to be variable, from 3% of the total national CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions in England to 10% of the national CO2e emissions in the USA. We aimed to measure the carbon footprint of Australia's health-care system. Methods:...
Main Authors: | Arunima Malik, PhD, Prof Manfred Lenzen, PhD, Scott McAlister, MEngSci, Forbes McGain, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | The Lancet Planetary Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617301808 |
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