US healthcare contributes 8.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions, but its policies to guide mitigation and waste reduction are underdeveloped. We recommend national policies to streamline the adoption of best practices, address implementation challenges to achieve net-zero goals and serve as useful exemplars for other nations.
Cerceo, E., Singh, H. National policies to accelerate climate action in US healthcare. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 889–891 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02105-z