FGTwitter debate: green gastroenterology – are we nearly there yet?
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Donnelly, Leigh
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2023
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"July’s Twitter debate took place in the aftermath of record-breaking temperatures in the UK, part of a worrying trend which brings the need to consider the environmental impact of our practice into sharp focus. The data are stark: the healthcare sector is responsible for 4.4% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.1 The NHS was the first health system in the world to commit to net zero targets, aiming for net zero emissions by 2040 with an 80% reduction between 2028 and 2036.
Gastroenterology has been at the forefront of the drive for sustainability, with the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy launched in November 2021,2 and the BSG conference hosting its first Sustainability Symposium in 2022. The BSG has moved to decarbonise its financial investments and to set up paperless working processes in its offices. While endoscopy is an obvious source of waste production in gastroenterology practice, there are other areas that are also ripe for green overhaul. We brought together experts in the field to discuss how we might bring about change and how to embed sustainable processes in our places of work."
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Clough, J., Donnelly, L., Leddin, D. et al. (2023) FGTwitter debate: green gastroenterology – are we nearly there yet? Frontline Gastroenterology; 14 : 158-161.
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Frontline Gastroenterology
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2041-4145