Scaling up facilities decarbonization through climate action planning

This event occurred as part of CleanMed 2025. For information about CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability, visit CleanMed.org

As climate change increasingly challenges our most critical infrastructure, the need for climate-resilient and sustainable health care facilities has never been more urgent. This session explored the crucial role of resilient, renewable, and reliable energy, water, and resource flows in creating climate-resilient organizations while also decarbonizing facilities. 

Participants learned how to identify stakeholders and obtain relevant organizational metrics while creating an achievable climate action plan. Speakers discussed how to create a climate action plan that uses a whole-system approach to identify and implement emissions reduction opportunities across all GHG scopes, aiming for carbon neutrality or net zero. 

Speakers:

• Elaine Gallagher Adams
• David W. Callaway, MD, FACEP, MPA
• Srini Pendikatla