PressTV-‘Air pollution kills 6.5 million annually’
Air pollution has been declared the world’s fourth-largest threat to human health, killing nearly 6.5 million per year.
On Monday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that around three million of the 6.5 million deaths are currently attributed to outdoor air pollution and 3.5 million are caused by household air pollution.
The report estimated that the premature deaths from poor air quality will continue to increase till 2040 unless energy policies are changed.
Outdoor air pollution is expected to claim the lives of 4.5 million in 2040 while premature deaths caused by household air pollution should fall to 2.9 million in the same year.
The Paris-based organization said in a special report on energy and air pollution that unregulated or inefficient production and use of energy is the main reason behind the release of the harmful pollutants that cause lung cancer, strokes and heart disease over the long run. The pollutants can also trigger symptoms including heart attacks.
report at http://www.iea.org/publications/fre...ookSpecialReport2016EnergyandAirPollution.pdf
Air pollution has been declared the world’s fourth-largest threat to human health, killing nearly 6.5 million per year.
On Monday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that around three million of the 6.5 million deaths are currently attributed to outdoor air pollution and 3.5 million are caused by household air pollution.
The report estimated that the premature deaths from poor air quality will continue to increase till 2040 unless energy policies are changed.
Outdoor air pollution is expected to claim the lives of 4.5 million in 2040 while premature deaths caused by household air pollution should fall to 2.9 million in the same year.
The Paris-based organization said in a special report on energy and air pollution that unregulated or inefficient production and use of energy is the main reason behind the release of the harmful pollutants that cause lung cancer, strokes and heart disease over the long run. The pollutants can also trigger symptoms including heart attacks.
report at http://www.iea.org/publications/fre...ookSpecialReport2016EnergyandAirPollution.pdf
