The climate crisis is also a health crisis. The NHS committed to a net zero target in 2040, for the emissions they control directly and a target of 2045 for the broader emissions they can influence. So why are the NHS doing this? It has heeded the science pointing to climate change as the biggest health threat of the 21st century. 9 in 10 NHS staff say that they want to see the NHS act more sustainably. So, what actually is a net zero target? It means to remove emissions across an ambitious and wide supply chain.. from buildings, to pharmaceuticals...to MRI scanners, syringes, inhalers, medicines and so on. It also includes the emissions that come from the patients, from visitors, from travel to and from the NHS and from emissions well beyond the borders of the UK. So how will this be achieved? The NHS have an 80% reduction target by 2028. Most importantly, it will only commit to companies that meet or exceed their commitments on climate change. It has approved a national design for a hydrogen ambulance, the world’s first zero emission ambulance and new hospitals, with a visionary goal of being net zero hospitals. Action is what is needed to improve the health of our community. For more head to: codachange.org/podcasts