The hospitals curing both people and planet

The healthcare sector is caught in a climate paradox: it is under increasing pressure from the impact of climate change on people’s health, yet it also contributes heavily to global warming through its high emissions. Two Catalan hospitals are trying to change things.

This article was published on February 12, 2026 on Green European Journal and produced as part of the PULSE collaborative cross-border journalism initiative (coordinated by n-ostand OBCT) and in collaboration withjournalist Alice Facchini

Alice’s Italian publication here