Air pollution from fossil fuels causes at least 15% of deaths in the U.S., also heart disease, strokes, dementia, preterm birth, low birth weight, asthma and COPD.
It reduces crop yields and work productivity, and damages GDP.
There are lots of reasons to use clean energy, including health.
It reduces crop yields and work productivity, and damages GDP.
There are lots of reasons to use clean energy, including health.
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Brent Toderian
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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PM2.5- deaths: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.110754
NO2- deaths: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n534
other health risks: https://www.lung.org/research/sota/health-risks
air pollution- health- Southeast: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.073
crop yields: https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.2104061118
Pm2.5 reduces GDP: https://api.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2020/01/56119490-en.pdf