In this webinar, Legal Implications of Decarbonizing Health Systems, John Balbus (Founder and Principal of Climate Care Consulting, LLC) and Ann Berwick (Director of Sustainability, City of Newton, MA), joined by Ali Santore (Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Providence) explored the legal, governance, and regulatory risks associated with health system decarbonization, with a focus on state and local regulations; energy security, infrastructure, and independence; the cost of inaction; among other related topics.
Resources to Share:
- Health Sector CARES Pledge
- Climate Care Consulting – Resources
- Sustainable Healthcare Resource Center – TJC
- America Is All In
- Ceres BICEP
- C2ES
- Decarbonizing Health Care Facilities – HFM
The external resources on this page do not necessarily represent the views of any one organization, the Climate Collaborative, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and have not been subjected to the review procedures of, nor are they a product of, the National Academies. We are sharing this curated list based on the expert guidance of Collaborative members to serve as resources.
This webinar is part of the NAM Climate Collaborative‘s Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series. Join our climate and health listserv to stay tuned on the rest of the series.
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