Carbon footprint

An Australian glossary on Health and Climate Change

Thomas Dakin2021-07-08T11:06:57+10:00Carbon footprint, Carbon neutral, Climate change, Publications|

The glossary aims to support collaborations on health and climate change by facilitating communication in building cross-sectoral partnerships with research end-users and translating research outcomes into policies and practices in the Australian context.

The carbon footprint of pathology testing

Thomas Dakin2021-07-06T10:22:17+10:00Carbon footprint, Carbon neutral, Publications|

This project set out to estimate the carbon footprint of five common hospital pathology tests: full blood examination; urea and electrolyte levels; coagulation profile; C-reactive protein concentration; and arterial blood gases. Although the carbon footprints were small, millions of tests are performed each year in [...]