HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and oil combustion accounting for the other half. The burning of solid biofuels, such as wood for indoor heating and cooking, is another major source of PM 2.5 , accounting for an additional 740,000 deaths, especially across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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