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Fresh targets requiring the NHS in Scotland to boost its energy efficiency and slash greenhouse gas emissions are expected, following the latest health service CO2 emissions study.
The research, commissioned by Health Facilities Scotland and carried out by Arup and the Stockholm Environment Institute, revealed the NHS accounted for a quarter of the countrys total public sector carbon dioxide emissions.
Based on figures from between 1990 and 2004, the findings showed NHS Scotland produced 2.63 megatonnes of carbon dioxide – approximately 3.6 per cent of Scotland`s total output.
Across the health service, travel for staff and patients accounted for 24 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions, while energy use in buildings, including heating and lighting, accounted for 23 per cent.
The remainder was caused by
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