The carbon footprint of respiratory treatments in Europe and Canada: an observational study from the CARBON programme

Christer Janson; Ekaterina Maslova; Alexander Wilkinson; Erika Penz; Alberto Papi; Nigel Budgen; Claus F Vogelmeier; Maciej Kupczyk; John Bell; Andrew Menzies-Gow

doi:10.1183/13993003.02760-2021

The carbon footprint of respiratory treatments in Europe and Canada: an observational study from the CARBON programme

Eur Respir J. 2022 Aug 10;60(2):2102760. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02760-2021. Print 2022 Aug.

Authors

Christer Janson¹, Ekaterina Maslova², Alexander Wilkinson³, Erika Penz^{4

5}, Alberto Papi⁶, Nigel Budgen⁷, Claus F Vogelmeier⁸, Maciej Kupczyk^{9

10}, John Bell², Andrew Menzies-Gow¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Sciences, Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden christer.janson@medsci.uu.se.
² BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
³ East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
⁵ Respiratory Research Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
⁶ Respiratory Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
⁷ Global Sustainability, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Marburg, Germany.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
¹⁰ Center for Allergy Research, IMM, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹¹ Lung Division, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract

Relievers account for the majority of inhaler use and associated GHG emissions. Implementing treatment guidelines can reduce the unmet need in respiratory care by improving disease control and reducing reliever overuse and the overall carbon footprint. https://bit.ly/3zh3c2B

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Canada
Carbon Dioxide* / analysis
Carbon Footprint*
Europe
Humans

Substances

Carbon Dioxide