量化临床试验的碳足迹:指导开发和案例研究
Jessica Griffiths1, Lisa Fox2, Paula R Williamson3
1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK jessica.griffiths@icr.ac.uk.
BMJ open
|January 24, 2024
概括
研究人员开发了一种方法来测量临床试验的碳足迹,确定关键的排放来源. 该工具有助于减少生物医学研究和临床研究对环境的影响.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 临床研究 临床研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 气候危机需要在生物医学研究中考虑环境问题.
- 临床试验对温室气体排放做出了重大贡献.
- 需要一个战略来减少临床试验的碳足迹.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种测量临床试验碳足迹的方法.
- 为应用这种测量方法提供指导.
- 在临床试验中识别排放热点.
主要方法:
- 定义了临床试验的核心活动和映射流程.
- 源排放因子用于量化温室气体输出.
- 将开发的方法应用于两个特定的临床试验 (CASPS和PRIMETIME).
主要成果:
- CASPS的碳足迹为72CO2e,由单位排放和旅行驱动.
- PRIMETIME的碳足迹为89CO2e,这是由参与者评估所驱动的.
- 确定了试验设置,进行和关闭活动作为主要排放来源.
结论:
- 已经建立了一种评估临床试验碳足迹的实用方法和指南.
- 开发的指南有助于确定减少排放的领域.
- 进一步完善方法论将提高其适用性和可用性.
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