In 2019, the largest single category of carbon dioxide emissions by the NHS in England was pharmaceuticals and chemicals with over five thousand kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted. Building energy and personal travel were also significant categories that constituted greenhouse gas emissions in England by the Health Service.
Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category
(in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Lancet. (February 27, 2021). Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category (in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/
Lancet. "Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category (in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/
Lancet. (2021). Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category (in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/
Lancet. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Due to Clinical Activities in Nhs England in 2019, by Category (in Kilotons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/
Lancet, Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category (in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions due to clinical activities in NHS England in 2019, by category (in kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Lancet, February 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463833/clinical-activity-based-emissions-in-nhs-england/
