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Elizabeth Schenk1, Jessica Castner, Katie Huffling
1Elizabeth Schenk is the chief environmental stewardship officer at Providence Health System in Renton, WA, and an associate research professor at the Washington State University College of Nursing in Spokane. Jessica Castner is climate leader in residence at Duke University in Durham, NC, and president of Castner Incorporated, Grand Island, NY. Katie Huffling is the executive director of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Mount Rainier, MD. Barbara Polivka is a professor and associate dean of research at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City. Teddie Potter is director of the Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Contact author: Elizabeth Schenk, elizabeth.schenk@providence.org. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
The consequences of climate change have led to a planetary crisis. This article reviews climate change causes and what is required to mitigate, or decrease, planet-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution. The international Greenhouse Gas Protocol, which provides the framework for understanding how GHGs are identified and measured, is discussed, including actions nurses can take in all practice settings. We highlight nurse leaders working to find solutions globally and the necessary elements in nursing education that will help nursing and interdisciplinary students understand and prepare for a career in a warming world. Examples are included concerning how professional organizations can drive change at scale to tackle this critical challenge.
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