Scientists Reduce Carbon Footprints in Research

Researchers from various fields are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint and address the sources of their emissions. Solutions include using archived data instead of collecting new information, implementing telemedicine strategies, and reducing emissions from clinical trials. Institutional support is necessary to achieve the net-zero emissions goal for 2050 set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Institutions should start studying how they can reduce their carbon footprint instead of just measuring it, and ask scientists for emissions-reduction strategies as a condition of grants or jobs.