This video introduces the HealthcareLCA database, an open-access evidence repository that consolidates healthcare environmental impact assessments into a single searchable platform. It features the creators of HealthcareLCA, including Dr. Jonathan Drew, Dr. Chantelle Rizan, and Dr. Sean Christie, who demonstrate how the tool can be used to explore and analyze data on healthcare’s environmental impacts.
The primary objectives of this research were to determine: • How are health systems across provinces and territories in Canada being called to account for GHG emissions now, and what are some of the near-term expected shifts? • What might GHG emissions accounting norms look like for health systems in Canada, given emerging international standards in health systems, or in other sectors? In developing the answers to these questions, an interpretation of the findings was completed to synthesize the information and identify the underlying drivers and mechanisms that have led to greater levels of GHG emissions accountability in particular jurisdictions, and to consider the likelihood that these mechanisms will lead to an increased level and scope of GHG emissions accountability in the Canadian health care sector more broadly.
This report provides an overview of how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are estimated in healthcare and information on the current state of GHG emissions estimation in healthcare organizations across Canada.
This playbook provides an overview of how GHG emissoins are measured in helathcare and information on the current state of GHG emsissions estimation in healthcare organizations across Canada.
Report on proceedings: This workshop included presentations on methodological approaches to GHG emissions estimation, examples of current and planned GHG emissions estimation work in Canada, and discussions of ways to advance this work to support standardization and comparability across jurisdictions. Opportunities and challenges are presented at the end of this report, along with suggestions for action or investment.
