Creating health systems that are climate-resilient and emit less carbon offers many advantages beyond just health benefits. These include lower costs, quicker installation, better reliability, and both adapting to and mitigating climate change effects. A stronger and more collaborative approach is needed to protect people’s health from the impacts of climate change, starting with more countries and areas in the Western Pacific committing to develop climate resilient and low carbon, sustainable health systems.

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.

The quest for net zero health-care emissions involves re-imagining a society where health and wellbeing are prioritised, and incentives are aligned to promote fiscal and environmental stewardship. Here, the authors present a framework for constructing environmentally sustainable health systems.