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Does telemedicine reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare? A systematic review.
Future healthcare journal, 2021 In the rapidly progressing field of telemedicine, there is a multitude of evidence assessing the effectiveness and financial costs of telemedicine projects; however, there is very little assessing the environmental impact despite the increasing threat of
Amy Purohit, James N Smith, A. Hibble
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A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions
Results in Engineering, 2023 In light of the SDG goals, carbon emissions from different food and food-related products have been under serious scrutiny in recent years. Despite the increasing awareness of global warming and the carbon footprint issue, food culture in different ...
H. Nabipour Afrouzi +4 more
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Developing a carbon footprint calculator for construction buildings [PDF]
, 2017 Carbon footprint is commonly defined as the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly or indirectly as a result of an activity. The term carbon footprint has become the standard for measuring the environmental impact of activities in several ...
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy’s carbon footprint
Clinical Endoscopy, 2023 Climate change is a global emergency. Consequently, current global targets to combat the climate crisis include reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and keeping global temperature increases below 1.5 ˚C. In 2014, the healthcare carbon footprint was 5.5% of the total national footprint. Gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) has a large carbon footprint
Su Bee Park, Jae Myung Cha
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A Review of Carbon Footprint Reduction in Construction Industry, from Design to Operation
Materials, 2021 Construction is among the leading industries/activities contributing the largest carbon footprint. This review paper aims to promote awareness of the sources of carbon footprint in the construction industry, from design to operation and management during
B. Sizirici +4 more
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Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2021 Effluent treatment plants act as the last line of defense against the discharge of pollutants from industrial effluents. The higher resource consumption, variety of dyes, and auxiliary chemicals used for textile manufacturing classify it as a highly ...
S. Mohan, Ninad Oke, D. Gokul
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Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 29 Carbon footprint labels allow manufactures to show information about the impact that their food 30 production has on the environment, as well as to help consumers make more sustainable choices. 31 Thus, investigating consumers’ reaction towards carbon
A. Rondoni, S. Grasso
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Challenges of carbon emission reduction by the workshop education pattern
Heliyon, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many conferences and educational events to shift from in-person to online, significantly reducing the carbon footprint associated with these activities.
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The carbon footprint of ambulatory gastrointestinal endoscopy
Endoscopy, 2022 Background Endoscopy is considered the third highest generator of waste within healthcare. This is of public importance as approximately 18 million endoscopy procedures are performed yearly in the USA and 2 million in France.
J. Lacroute +12 more
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Journal of Community Service and Empowerment, 2020 One of the efforts to prevent the effects of climate change was the introduction of the concept of carbon footprints from an early age to students. Science subjects in this school have included elements of environmental knowledge in their subject matter.
S. Santhyami +2 more
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