The NHS is regarded as a leader in the green health

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Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• The Aspirational Politics of Global Net Zero (2026) · Perspectives on Politics · doi

  Future research should explore the implications of conceptualizing net zero as an aspiration for climate governance and policy. Future research should examine the effectiveness of different advocacy strategies and policy interventions in promoting net zero emissions. Future research should investigate the risks of greenwashing in net zero governance and develop strategies to mitigate these risks.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research explore implications conceptualizing net zero aspiration
• The Aspirational Politics of Global Net Zero (2026) · Perspectives on Politics · doi

  The paper identifies the challenge of greenwashing in net zero governance, which can undermine the effectiveness of climate policies. The paper highlights the challenge of developing effective advocacy strategies and policy interventions to promote net zero emissions. The paper notes the challenge of balancing the need for ambitious climate action with the risk of unrealistic expectations and disappointment.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies challenge greenwashing net zero governance undermine
• GOVERNING THE RESPONSIBLE SELF: EU CLIMATE POLICY AND THE PRODUCTION OF GREEN SUBJECTIVITIES (2025) · Teorija in praksa · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on eco-governmentality, highlighting the need for a more nuanced understanding of how green subjectivities are formed. The paper argues that existing approaches to promoting sustainability have focused too much on individual responsibility, neglecting the power dynamics and structural dimensions of ecological crises.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap existing literature eco-governmentality highlighting need
• A lesson, not an exception. Governing for greener healthcare systems: Exploring climate action in the National Health Service in the UK (2026) · Health Policy · doi

  The NHS is regarded as a leader in the green health space, committing to achieving Net Zero by 2040, however little is known about how these policies are being implemented at the local level, or what governance approaches support effective climate action.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: regarded leader green health space committing achieving zero little known policies implemented local level governance

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