Off diary: NHS pledges to cut its carbon footprint - The Guardian 4th June 2008

Electric ambulances, wind turbine-powered GP surgeries and locally produced hospital food could be the NHS of the future under plans to cut the organisation's carbon footprint by almost two-thirds by 2050. The NHS currently contributes around 3% of England's total carbon dioxide emissions - the equivalent of 18m tonnes of C02 per year, making it the largest public sector contributor to climate change. Its pledge now to make 60% savings in C02 emissions is in line with the UK government's carbon reduction targets.

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