GE Healthcare has pledged to do its part to decarbonize the healthcare sector under the auspices of an initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the White House.
The healthcare sector accounts for 8.5% of U.S. emissions, according to GE. Under the pledge, GE will commit to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 (baseline, 2019) and to reach net zero by 2050.
The U.S. Health and Human Services' Office of Climate Change and Health Equity developed the White House Health Sector Climate Pledge to encourage companies to reduce their carbon footprint and produce plans to prepare their facilities for both chronic and acute catastrophic climate impacts, GE said.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
