{"id":32928,"date":"2025-05-29T13:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=32928"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T13:07:33","slug":"nsw-health-launches-first-net-zero-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/nsw-health-launches-first-net-zero-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Health launches first Net Zero Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The delivery of a modern, low carbon, low waste, climate resilient health system is at the heart of a new Roadmap launched by NSW Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Health Net Zero Roadmap is a first for NSW Health and sets out how the NSW public health system plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 while delivering quality, value, innovation and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roadmap aligns closely with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/about\/nswhealth\/pages\/future-health.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Future Health: guiding the next decade of care in NSW 2022-2032<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>setting the strategic priorities for the next decade and, in particular, the commitment to an environmentally sustainable footprint for future healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roadmap outlines six strategic priority areas which will support NSW Health to meet the ambitious net zero target, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Healthcare<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 transitioning to modern high quality, low carbon models of care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Land and buildings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 decarbonising design, construction, use and disposal of buildings and being stewards of land and waters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Energy and water<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 improving air quality and health by using natural resources in sustainable ways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supply Chain<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 reducing environmental and financial supply chain costs through the purchase of goods and services and drive circularity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travel and transport\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013improving air quality and health by shifting towards active modes of transport, electrifying NSW Health transportation, and exploring new ways to deliver care remotely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food services\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013sustainable sourcing, production and provision of high quality, healthy food for patients, whilst minimising food waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the plan visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/netzero\/roadmap\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the NSW Health website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Climate Change, Penny Sharpe:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe NSW Health Net Zero Roadmap shows action is being delivered across the whole of government to deliver on our Net Zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI commend NSW Health for their leadership to reduce the effects of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Health, Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe NSW Health Net Zero Roadmap will help us meet the ambitious goal of reaching zero emissions by 2050, all while clinicians and health care workers continue to deliver high quality care to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to everyone involved in the Roadmap\u2019s development, taking a strategic and active approach to reducing waste and emissions, while maintaining and improving our high standards of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe health of the planet is deeply linked with public health and this Roadmap will support a healthier and more sustainable community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Health Secretary, Susan Pearce AM:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe healthcare sector has historically been a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and we all need to play our part to create a cleaner and more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo that end, NSW Health staff are implementing innovative programs, technologies, policies and practices towards the NSW Government\u2019s net zero targets.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The delivery of a modern, low carbon, low waste, climate resilient health system is at the heart of a new Roadmap launched by NSW Health. The NSW Health Net Zero Roadmap is a first for NSW Health and sets out how the NSW public health system plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 while delivering &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/nsw-health-launches-first-net-zero-roadmap\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;NSW Health launches first Net Zero Roadmap&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32929,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32928\/revisions\/32929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}