8.7 Million People A Year Die From Fossil Fuel Pollution

Adele Peters, Fast Company
Tue, 02/09/2021 - 9:30am

More than 60% of the deaths occur in China and India. We always knew the tiny particles of pollution that spew out of cars, coal power plants, and other machines running on fossil fuels are detrimental to global health, but now scientists have discovered that they are responsible for millions of additional deaths globally than previously thought.

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