Healthcare's Environmental Impact and the Opportunity for Change

The delivery of healthcare creates more carbon emissions than the airline industry, with half of it coming from making drugs and transporting them, and the other half from people driving to healthcare appointments in an inefficient system. There is an opportunity in healthcare to make a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions by utilizing virtual and hybrid delivery of healthcare. For example, coaching someone to prevent diabetes can make a substantial difference in their carbon footprint, creating a 3x reduction in carbon emissions if they avoid becoming diabetic.