Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Carbon‐Emissions Within Secondary Healthcare: Systematic Review and Evidence and Gap Map
Liz Shaw, Noreen Orr, Hassanat M Lawal, Simon Briscoe, Xiaoyu Yan, Jo Thompson Coon, G J Melendez‐Torres, Clara Martin‐Pintado, Ruth Garside · 2025
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Liz Shaw and eight co-authors published this systematic review in 2025. It gathers evidence on cutting carbon emissions inside hospitals, commissioned by England's Greener NHS program. Health care produces roughly four percent of England's footprint, and hospitals are its most energy-hungry part.
The reviewers searched for studies testing interventions anywhere along the hospital care pathway, from estates and travel to medicines and models of care. Rather than forcing one verdict, they built an evidence and gap map: which specialties and intervention types have real effectiveness data, and which run on assumption. The map is meant to steer money toward the hottest carbon spots with proven tools, and to flag where trials are needed before trusts invest. The authors stress that emission cuts must not compromise care. Their framing: decarbonizing hospitals is itself a health intervention, since climate change drives the diseases hospitals treat.
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| CREATOR | Liz Shaw, Noreen Orr, Hassanat M Lawal, Simon Briscoe, Xiaoyu Yan, Jo Thompson Coon, G J Melendez‐Torres, Clara Martin‐Pintado, Ruth Garside |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 210 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |