Article ; Online: An audit of the carbon footprint of travel for the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society International Education Foundation partnerships.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie
2023 Volume 70, Issue 3, Page(s) 327–334
Abstract: Purpose: International partnerships have an important role in capacity building in global health, but frequently involve travel and its associated carbon footprint. The environmental impact of global health partnerships has not previously been ... ...
| Title translation | Un audit de l’empreinte carbone des voyages dans le cadre des partenariats de la Fondation d’éducation internationale de la Société canadienne des anesthésiologistes. |
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| Abstract | Purpose: International partnerships have an important role in capacity building in global health, but frequently involve travel and its associated carbon footprint. The environmental impact of global health partnerships has not previously been quantified. Methods: We conducted a retrospective internal audit of the environmental impact of air travel for the international education programs of the Canadian Anesthesiology Society's International Education Fund (CASIEF). We compiled a comprehensive list of volunteer travel routes and used the International Civil Aviation Organization Carbon Emissions Calculator, which considers travel distance, passenger numbers, and average operational data for optimized estimates. Comparisons were made with average Canadian household emissions and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost from climate change consequences. Results: The total carbon dioxide emitted (CO Conclusions: Air travel from these CASIEF partnerships resulted in 380.9 tons CO |
| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Carbon Footprint ; Anesthesiologists ; Carbon Dioxide ; Retrospective Studies ; Canada |
| Chemical Substances | Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-01-20 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 91002-8 |
| ISSN | 1496-8975 ; 0832-610X |
| ISSN (online) | 1496-8975 |
| ISSN | 0832-610X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12630-022-02388-w |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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