Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization Webinar Series
This NAM Climate Collaborative webinar series focuses on sharing resources and building momentum to act on health care decarbonization.
About the Series
The NAM Climate Collaborative hosted a webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building momentum to act on health care decarbonization. Watch these webinars to dive into high impact interventions that the health care workforce can implement within clinical settings to enhance sustainability and climate action, while also making the broader business case for these efforts.
Meetings and Materials
The series is organized around two pathways with a cross-cutting introduction and conclusion. Recordings and materials will be posted after the events.
- Key Actions for the Hospital and Health Care Workforce Pathway
- Health Care’s Path to Decarbonization: Addressing Key Risks and Fostering Resilience
Cross-Cutting Introduction (11/14/24)
On November 14, the introductory webinar of the Winter Webinar Series, “Accelerating Health Care Decarbonization: Opportunities and Pathways for Transformation,” discussed initiatives that are integrating sustainability efforts into health care.
Shared Resources
The Joint Commission – Sustainable Healthcare Certification
Key Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems
Why Decarbonizing Matters for the U.S. Health Sector
During this webinar, speakers shared resources that may no longer be available as of 2025. These include the HHS Health Sector Pledge, the Catalytic Program on Utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act, the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), and the AHRQ Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions Primer. Some of these resources have been archived.
Key Actions for the Hospital and Health Care Workforce Pathway
For health care staff (clinicians, nurses, facility operations including food services, etc.) and other interested parties
Embedding Environmental Sustainability into Your Daily Practice (12/11/2024)
Clinicians Leading System-Wide Environmental Sustainability Transformation (2/4/2025)
Shared Resources
- U.S. Health Care Workers Want Their Employers to Address Climate Change (The Commonwealth Fund)
- Health Care Without Harm Physician Network
- Open Letter from Health Professionals on the Plastics Treaty
- CleanMed
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Incorporating Sustainable Food Practices (2/19/2025)
Reducing Single-Use Plastics (3/11/2025)
Shared Resources
- California’s Ban on Toxic IV Bags Marks a Shift for Health Care Plastics
- Health Care Without Harm: Measuring and Reducing Plastics in the Healthcare Sector
- UNEP Plastics Initiative
- Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution
- EyeSustain
- EyeSustain Facility Pledge
- Reducing Topical Drug Waste in Ophthalmic Surgery: Multisociety Position Paper
Addressing Key Risks and Fostering Resilience
For health care leadership (CEOs, CFOs, Sustainability Officers, clinical leaders, etc.) and other interested parties
Financial Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Impacts, Decarbonization, and the Cost of Inaction (4/14/2025)
Legal Implications of Decarbonizing Health Systems (6/13/2025)
How Sustainability Enhances Community Benefit and Resilience (7/2/2025)
Mitigating Operational Risks for Health Care Sustainability Leadership
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.
