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"Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every
year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the
largest study of its kind.
The stark figures, published on the eve of the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai,
will increase pressure on world leaders to take action. Among the decisions
they must make at the UN conference will be whether to agree, for the first
time, to gradually “phase out” fossil fuels.
Research has shown that switching from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy
sources would save many lives from air pollution and help combat global
heating. However, until now, mortality estimates have varied widely.
A new modelling study suggests air pollution, from the use of fossil fuels in
industry, power generation, and transportation, accounts for 5.1 million
avoidable deaths a year globally. These findings were published in
The BMJ.
The contribution of fossil fuels equates to 61% of a total estimated 8.3
million deaths worldwide due to outdoor air pollution from all sources in 2019.
The new estimates of fossil fuel-related deaths are larger than most previously
reported values, suggesting that phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater
impact on attributable mortality than previously thought."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
