Sustainability

CICM recognises that climate change poses severe threats, including to health, and that healthcare contributes significantly to the carbon footprint. Consequently, CICM advocates for:

• Energy efficient health-care strategies
  • Prioritisation of preventative therapy to prevent escalation to carbon-costly critical care
  • Formation of hospital sustainability teams
  • Collaboration with indigenous groups
  • Promotion of energy efficiency initiatives:
    • Air conditioning
    • Lighting
    • Medical equipment
    • Architectural design
    • Renewable energy sources
• Energy-efficient conferences:
  • ‘Green event’ planning
  • Video conferencing
• Individual actions:
  • Public transport
  • Cycling
  • Walking
  • Minimise air travel
    • Use carbon offset
  • Green-accredited accomodation
  • Teleconferencing
• Research in the effects of climate change on critical illness

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References

1. CICM. IC-30 Statement on Sustainability. 2019.