Air pollution from burning fossil fuels has been linked to 8.7 million premature deaths a year worldwide, more than double the previous estimate. The new figures also suggest there are around three times as many deaths from dirty air in the UK as listed in official figures.
Researchers say the bigger short-term health impact should add urgency to ongoing efforts to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, in addition to the need to act because of the longer-term threat those fuels pose as drivers of …
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