Health Care Without Harm is honored to announce the 2020 Climate Champions of the Health Care Climate Challenge. This year we are recognizing over 40 health care institutions spread out across 17 countries on 6 continents.
From Greece to Costa Rica, Taiwan to Morocco and points in between, these hospitals, health systems and organizations are at the forefront of the transformation to climate-smart health care. Their commitments, investments and innovations are inspiring and guiding the sector around the world.
2020 marks an important year as it is the 5th anniversary of both the Health Care Climate Challenge and the signing of the Paris Agreement. Over the course of these past years, more than 300 institutions representing the interests of over 22,000 hospitals and health centers from 36 countries have joined the Health Care Climate Challenge and pledged their commitment to address climate change. The 2020 Climate Champions, and all participants in the Climate Challenge, are a shining example of how the health care sector is stepping up to do its part to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and foster a healthy future for people and the planet.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been an unprecedented and difficult year for the entire world and in particular the health care sector. Hospitals and health care professionals have been called to serve on the front lines to treat and care for the sick and protect communities the world over. They are heroes and champions of 2020. We send them our utmost thanks, respect and appreciation for all that they have done and will continue to do.
Meet the 2020 Climate Champions
Africa
Mohammed VI University Hospital (Morocco)
- Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Netcare (South Africa)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Western Cape Department of Health (South Africa)
- Silver – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Asia
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (Taiwan)
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
St. Paul Hospital – Iloilo (The Philippines)
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Europe
Centre Hospitalier de Niort (France)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hubertus (Germany)
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Fachklinik Gaissach (Germany)
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Galician Health Service (Spain)
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (United Kingdom)
- Silver – Climate Resilience
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Landspítali (Iceland)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Manchester University NHS Trust (United Kingdom)
- Silver – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Regional General Hospital of Syros (Greece)
- Silver- Climate Resilience
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (United Kingdom)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
Pacific
Ambulance Victoria (Australia)
- Silver – Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Auckland District Health Board (New Zealand)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Silver – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association (Australia)
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Northland District Health Board (New Zealand)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
UnitingCare (Australia)
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Latin America
Clinica Biblica (Costa Rica)
- Silver – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Silver – Renewable Energy
Fundación Hospital San Pedro (Colombia)
- Silver – Climate Resilience
Hospital San Rafael de Pasto (Colombia)
- Gold- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Silver- Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Hospital Sírio Libanês (Brazil)
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Rede D’Or/São Luiz (Brazil)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
SPDM – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina (Brazil)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Non-energy)
US and Canada
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (United States)
- Silver – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Advocate Aurora Health (United States)
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (United States)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold- Renewable Energy
- Silver- Climate Resilience
- Silver- Climate Leadership
Boston Medical Center (United States)
- Silver- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold- Renewable Energy
- Gold- Climate Resilience
- Gold- Climate Leadership
Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare (Canada)
- Gold – Climate Leadership
Cleveland Clinic (United States)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
Gundersen Health System (United States)
- Gold- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold- Renewable Energy
- Gold- Climate Resilience
HealthPartners (United States)
- Gold – Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold- Renewable Energy
- Silver – Climate Resilience
- Silver – Climate Leadership
Inova Health System (United States)
- Gold- Climate Leadership
Kaiser Permanente (United States)
- Gold- Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Energy)
- Gold- Renewable Energy
- Silver- Climate Resilience
- Gold- Climate Leadership
NYU Langone Health (United States)
- Silver- Climate Resilience
- Silver- Climate Leadership
Providence (United States)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
- Silver – Climate Resilience
- Gold- Climate Leadership
Seattle Children’s (United States)
- Gold- Climate Leadership
University Health Network (Canada)
- Silver – Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Resilience
- Gold – Climate Leadership
University of California Health (United States)
- Gold – Renewable Energy
- Gold – Climate Leadership
University of Vermont Medical Center (United States)
- Silver- Climate Resilience
- Gold- Climate Leadership
UW Medicine (United States)
- Silver- Climate Leadership
Virginia Mason Medical Center (United States)
- Silver- Climate Resilience
- Gold- Climate Leadership