United States: Creating healthier communities through a comprehensive carbon management plan

Providence, a large health system spanning seven U.S. states, describes their climate mitigation, adaptation, and advocacy strategies. To achieve their goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Providence developed the “WE ACT” framework to organize, mobilize, track, and report their greenhouse gas reduction efforts across five major categories - waste, energy and water, agriculture and food, chemicals, and transportation. They are also developing a climate resiliency plan, called “WE REACH” (resiliency, equity, adaptation, climate, and health), and will elevate areas where the two frameworks interrelate for comprehensive climate action.
This case study was submitted as part of Health Care Without Harm’s Health Care Climate Learning Initiative. The initiative included a series of information-sharing events where representatives from health care organizations around the world met to discuss proven practices, share challenges, and collaborate on decarbonization goals and strategies, while strengthening the network necessary to continue learning from each other. healthcareclimateaction.org/l...
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