Madeleine Henderson 🌍🌿💚

Term 2 Week 3: Our preference for forests

We do not treat all biomes equally! There is a global focus/preference for forests. We all learned about how the rainforests are the lungs of the earth and their incredible biodiversity in school, and there are lots of pledges to stop deforestation, but they are not the only ecosystems that are extremely threatened. The lecturer on this topic wa... Read more 01 Feb 2023 - 1 minute read

Term 2 Week 1: Happy New Year

I’m going to spend this week on a potential climate new year’s resolution (if you are looking for a basic overview of climate resolutions, this Life Kit podcast is a nice 10-min listen (spoiler: top suggestion is reducing your food waste). The issue of a personal climate resolution can feel thorny. On the one hand, the majority of emissions are... Read more 18 Jan 2023 - 3 minute read

Methane and Land Based Mitigations in Climate

Two extended abstracts on two important climate topics, methane and land based mitigations. Key definitions for the following: Albedo = the reflectivity of a surface (white reflects more –> higher albedo) Troposphere = the layer of atmosphere closest to earth Stratosphere = the layer of atmosphere above the troposphere, where the good... Read more 30 Dec 2022 - less than 1 minute read

Healthcare and Sustainability through a Systems Thinking Lens

Healthcare has a large environmental footprint due to unique aspects stemming from human health and safety requirements; however, negative environmental impact is itself worsening human health. This feedback loop is explored using a system model to encompass the influence of individual and societal decisions on the health-healthcare-environment ... Read more 21 Dec 2022 - less than 1 minute read

Circular Economy and Medical Technology

Healthcare and medical technology have a large environmental impact in both carbon emissions and waste generated. The circular economy offers several theoretical design strategies and business models to reduce the impact of a business, and these can and should be applied to the medical industry. This paper explores circular strategies and review... Read more 20 Dec 2022 - less than 1 minute read