Advancing Environmentally Sustainable Health Research

Pamina Smith, Carolina Feijao, Cecilia Ang, Chryssa Politi, Isabel Flanagan, Michelle Qu, Susan Guthrie

ResearchPosted on rand.org Aug 7, 2023Published in: Wellcome Trust website (2023)

Health research is conducted with the ultimate goal of improving global health; however, its practices and procedures contribute to one of the greatest health challenges of today: the climate crisis. Laboratory research, clinical research and computational research all have significant environmental impacts through the energy and resources they use and the waste they produce. The aim of this study is to identify tools and methods to address the environmental sustainability of health research, and to consider what is needed to support their development and implementation.

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  • Copyright: Wellcome Trust
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2023
  • Pages: 77
  • Document Number: EP-70193

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