ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf

A group of physicians urges the Alberta government to establish a sustainability office within Alberta Health Services (AHS) to address energy efficiency and waste management, proposing that funding be provided via grants from the carbon levy to avoid impacting clinical budgets.

• The authors argue that Alberta Health Services (AHS), despite managing over 400 facilities with a $14.9 billion annual budget, lacks organized sustainability work regarding energy or waste management, noting only one project involving two hospitals.
• The physicians propose that the carbon levy payments made by AHS be returned to the organization as grants to fund a sustainability office, arguing this aligns with the revenue-neutral nature of the levy and prevents sustainability from being sidelined by clinical priorities.
• The document claims that investing in energy efficiency for hospitals can lead to significant cost recovery in less than 5 years, which would improve the long-term financial sustainability of the healthcare system.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (n.d.). ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf. n.d. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironmentndahssustainabilityletterfinal206dc65c25ca66bepdf, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }