What is
Caring Nature ?
The healthcare sector is responsible for a non negligeable amount of Green House Gas emissions – 4 to 5% of the total GHG emissions worldwide. Because the healthcare system attaches priority to patients’ care, little attention is paid to environmental costs and energy savings in hospitals and healthcare entities in general. Thus, the projected yearly GHG emissions of the healthcare sector are expected to grow significantly by 2050.
The CARING NATURE project has the ambition to develop and test 10 innovative solutions to reduce the impact of the healthcare sector on the environment, without interfering with the safety of patients and operators. This 3-year collaborative project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation program is involving 19 partners, including Health and Care providers, Universities SMEs and Industries from 11 European countries.
The CARING NATURE project contributes to lower the carbon footprint of the healthcare sector by:
The project’s outcomes will be sustainable solutions for green health and care, which will be economically effective, affordable and acceptable by patients, citizens and workers.
CARING NATURE second General Assembly in Lahti, 1-2 October
On October 1st-2nd, 2024, the CARING NATURE consortium held its second in-person General Assembly in Lahti, Finland, hosted [...]
Factsheet #5 : Governance capabilities for green healthcare transition
We are thrilled to announce the release of the fifth factsheet from the CARING NATURE initiative highlighting the [...]
Factsheet #4 : Staff engagement for green healthcare transition
The CARING NATURE fourth factsheet is out ! This factsheet highlights the importance of staff engagement in the [...]
CARING NATURE’s
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PATIENT’S TRAVEL
STAFF ENGAGEMENT
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation action programme under the grant agreement n°101137340.