Towards a carbon neutral NHS: plant based catering, carbon footprint of all procedures, and embedding the commitment

NHS England’s report Delivering a “Net Zero” National Health Service12 leaves out three important considerations. It states that food and catering account for 6% of total emissions but makes no reference to the vastly greater emissions generated by meat (particularly beef and lamb) and dairy products compared with plant based diets. Adopting plant based catering for the whole of the NHS would be straightforward to implement …