The NHS Long Term Plan set targets to deliver significant and accelerated reductions in the total emissions from the NHS by moving to lower carbon inhalers, such as dry powder inhalers (DPIs).²

Pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) have a large impact on climate change, with typically 20kg of CO2 per inhaler.¹ pMDI’s are responsible for 3% of the NHS carbon footprint.²

Achieving the required reduction in emissions from inhalers will only be possible by:

Significantly increasing the use of DPIs, which may be clinically similar for many patients, and come with significantly lower carbon emissions.²