Today, The Hill published my writing they’ve titled, “The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astounding - and we’ve been ignoring them completely.” In 2020 dollars, the annual social cost ranges between $255 billion and $3.6 trillion. This sadly is a crude estimate because the EPA does not calculate annual healthcare industry GHG or CO2e emissions nor does the EPA calculate the social cost of anesthetic gases - that are significant considering their GWP or Global Warming Potential. At: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4405074-the-social-costs-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-healthcare-are-astounding-and-weve-been-ignoring-them-completely/.
The Social Cost of Healthcare's GHG Emissions
The Social Cost of Healthcare's GHG Emissions
The Social Cost of Healthcare's GHG Emissions
Today, The Hill published my writing they’ve titled, “The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astounding - and we’ve been ignoring them completely.” In 2020 dollars, the annual social cost ranges between $255 billion and $3.6 trillion. This sadly is a crude estimate because the EPA does not calculate annual healthcare industry GHG or CO2e emissions nor does the EPA calculate the social cost of anesthetic gases - that are significant considering their GWP or Global Warming Potential. At: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4405074-the-social-costs-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-healthcare-are-astounding-and-weve-been-ignoring-them-completely/.