Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2015

In 2013, 87% of the world’s population lived in areas exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guideline of 10 μg/m 3 PM 2.5 Additionally, the study found that the population-weighted mean concentrations of ozone increased globally by 8.9% An additional 217,000 deaths were attributable to long-term ozone exposure.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

Poor women and children pay a heavy price from indoor air pollution since they spend more time at home breathing in smoke and soot from leaky coal and wood cook stoves. million deaths in 2012 in households cooking over coal, wood and biomass stoves. WHO PM Guideline Values. PM affects more people than any other pollutant.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2019

and tropospheric ozone. This assessment also tracks exposure to household air pollution from burning fuels such as coal, wood, or biomass for cooking. Ozone accounted for about 472,000 early deaths in 2017. More than 90% of people worldwide live in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air. Ambient PM 2.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

Seven billion people, more than 95% of the world’s population, lived in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air in 2016, according to a new global study. concentrations to the WHO Air Quality Guideline. Population-weighted seasonal average ozone concentrations in 2016. coal, wood, and dung) for cooking and heating.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

of all global deaths) caused by outdoor fine particulate air pollution and an additional 215,000 deaths from exposure to ozone. In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality. Our study highlights the urgent need for even more aggressive strategies to reduce emissions from coal and from other sectors.

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