Experts believe that as access to healthcare increases in India post-pandemic, the carbon footprint is expected to increase at the same time. The HWH report also confirms this by showing a strong correlation between a country’s healthcare expenditure and its carbon footprint. India is currently witnessing a huge capacity building in the healthcare sector, with healthcare providers expanding their bed capacity due to increasing hospital bed occupancy. (Shivam Tyagi)
The growing carbon footprint of healthcare
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