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ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2026

Environmental Advocacy by the American College of Emergency Physicians: A Brief History of Climate and Sustainability Resolutions.

Gayle Galletta, Hillary Irons, Dana Mathew, Marc Futernick, Juliana Chang, Emily Sbiroli, Tushara Surapaneni, David Terca, Niki Thran

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9 authors.

Gayle GallettaUniversity of Massachusetts, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Hillary IronsUniversity of Massachusetts, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dana MathewBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Melbourne, Florida.
Marc FuternickUS Acute Care Solutions LLC, Canton, Ohio.
Juliana ChangNorthwell Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, Summit, New Jersey.
Emily SbiroliUniversity of Colorado, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boulder, Colorado.
Tushara SurapaneniYale College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
David TercaRoyal Hobart Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tasmania, Australia.
Niki ThranGifford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Randolph, Vermont.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergency physicians are on the front lines of climate-driven illness and disaster. Reducing healthcare's carbon footprint and increasing sustainability can improve planetary and patient health, lower healthcare costs, and boost healthcare job satisfaction. Over the last decade, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) progressed from early recognition of climate impacts on health to actionable sustainability advocacy. Council resolutions-ACEP's formal mechanism for policy development-reflects this trajectory, beginning with requests to study climate effects, advancing to coalition engagement, and culminating in operational guidance for reducing emergency department waste and carbon emissions. This paper summarizes the climate and sustainability resolutions presented to the ACEP Council, including brief descriptions and their outcomes. It provides emergency physicians and health system leaders a framework to track and implement ACEP's sustainability advocacy, with the goal of reducing healthcare's carbon footprint and improving both planetary and patient health.

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Climate ChangeEmergency MedicineSocieties, MedicalCarbon FootprintEmergency Service, HospitalHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansUnited States

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PMID42054122
PMCPMC13016053

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