Scott McAlister

Jul 24, 2024 | thelimbic.com | Scott McAlister

But how do healthcare specialists make more environmentally sustainable decisions in a complex, fast-paced environment while trying to save lives ? This is where a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can provide a systematic approach for strategic decisions. An LCA makes it possible to calculate the environmental footprint for all healthcare equipment or ‘stuff used’ by tracking and calculating the energy used in its creation, use and disposal – from the ‘cradle to the grave’.

Dec 18, 2023 | thelancet.com | Scott McAlister |Alexandra Barratt |Katy JL Bell |Forbes McGain

1Mattila TJ Use of input–output analysis in LCA. in: Hauschild MZ Rosenbaum RK Olsen SI Life Cycle Assessment; theory and practice. Springer International Publishing, New York City, NY: 349-372 Knowing both the direct emissions of each sector, and the indirect emissions from a sector's purchases, a CODifferent methods to quantify the carbon impact of health care produce different answers.