Healthcare accounts for 8% of France's carbon footprint, or 49 million tCO2e per year according to The Shift Project, more than aviation. Hospitals concentrate 38%. In an establishment, 84% of emissions fall within scope 3, dominated by purchases of medicines and medical devices. The healthcare system's ecological planning roadmap, published in December 2023, sets the sector a target of a 5% reduction per year by 2030, with ministerial monitoring.
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