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Decarbonising the healthcare sector: a critical review
Bangura, Alhaji Subbarao, Chandrashekar
Bangura, Alhaji
Subbarao, Chandrashekar
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2025-09-01
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It is an undeniable fact that the healthcare sector is vulnerable to climate change, but at the same time it is also a significant contributor. As a result of decarbonisation of the healthcare sector, the terms ‘climate change, net-zero carbon emission,’ and ‘renewable energy’ are used more frequently and often interchangeably. The research has noted that there is limited review available on the challenges the healthcare sector face in its effort to decarbonise. This implies that there have not been successful decarbonisation undertakings by many healthcare organisations. Therefore, in order to identify the challenges, the healthcare sector face in its effort to decarbonise, the healthcare sector must take aggressive step towards decarbonisation.
The novelty of this paper is stem from its synergistic combination of large-scale literature review analysis and systematic expert elicitation to meticulously examine the decarbonisation of the healthcare sector through a macro lens. The healthcare sector is known to have high energy consumption, due to complex building functions, continuous hours of operation, and high density of electrical equipment for diagnosis and treatment. After an attempt has been made to decarbonise the healthcare sector, the study has identified some challenges the healthcare could face in its attempt to decarbonise.
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Bangura, A., Renukappa, S., Suresh, S., Subbarao, C. and Veenith, T. (2025) Decarbonising the healthcare sector: a critical review. 39th British Academy of Management Conference, On the Border: Management Challenges, Business Opportunities and Disrupted Institutional Contexts, 1st - 5th September 2025 at Kent Business School, University of Kent.
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Strategy-as-practice virtual paper session delivered at the 39th British Academy of Management Conference, 1st - 5th September 2025 at Kent Business School, University of Kent.