Health Care Climate Challenge
An initiative of Health Care Without Harm, the Health Care Climate Challenge engages and equips health care institutions – from small clinics to large health systems to ministries of health – to commit to effective climate action while building collective impact across countries and across borders. The Health Care Climate Challenge Awards recognize outstanding members who excel in the three pillars of climate action: mitigation, resilience, and leadership.
Each and every institution, no matter the size or location, has an important role to play in preparing for climate change by building resilience at the facility, system, and community level while helping to prevent the problem by reducing the health sector’s climate footprint.
The Health Care Climate Challenge is building a global coalition of health care institutions at the forefront of this transformation. The Climate Challenge has over 400 participants, representing the interests of more than 26,000 hospitals and health centers in 49 countries.
The Health Care Climate Challenge is also the gateway to the Race to Zero. Throughout 2021 and beyond, were collaborating with the UNFCCC High Level Climate Champions to build a robust coalition of health care institutions that are joining other sectors of society in committing to net zero emissions and creating a more inclusive and resilient economy.
