The acceleration and intensification of extreme climate events and their consequences for health and ecosystems are at the heart of the environmental debate. But what about the impact on health services?
This dizzying acceleration of the environmental consequences of human activity and their impact on health is inevitably straining the entire health system in France. Health services bear the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change (heat waves, droughts, fires, zoonotic diseases, air pollution, etc.), which are responsible for several tens of thousands of premature deaths in France every year. However, these same health services are the source of a significant proportion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in France, almost 8%, more than the aviation sector. It is time for the healthcare industry to take a decisive turn to accelerate its transition…
Source: Le Figaro
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