More than one MILLION deaths were linked to fossil fuel combustion in 2017

More than one MILLION deaths were linked to fossil fuel combustion in 2017 A shocking new study shows how the sluggish transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy 'continues to sicken and kill people'. 

Researchers performed a comprehensive analysis of the sources and health effects of air pollution for more than 200 countries for 2017.

They found 1.05 million deaths would have been avoidable globally – including around 10,000 in the UK – in 2017 by eliminating fossil-fuel combustion. The Daily Mail

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• Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales (open access) Nature Communications