Table 1. Base and optimised estimates for carbon footprint per patient by category for each pathway (kgCO2e).
Scenario | Type | Pathway 1 | Pathway 2 | Pathway 3 |
Base case—using most conservative assumptions | Travel | 6.62 | 17.09 | 12.67 |
Procedure | 5.46 | 3.87 | 3.87 | |
Pharma | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
Total | 12.10 | 20.98 | 16.56 | |
Optimised case | Travel | 2.52 | 7.99 | 1.36 |
Procedure | 3.06 | 1.56 | 1.56 | |
Pharma | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
Total | 5.60 | 9.57 | 2.94 |
CO2ecarbon dioxide equivalent