The UN has warned that 99% of the world’s population is exposed to some form of air pollution, with nearly all pollution-related deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries.
According to The Lancet medical journal, air pollution caused by fossil fuels has claimed 1.7 million lives in India.
Doctors now describe it as a public health emergency, damaging nearly every organ.
Delhi is the world’s most polluted capital – Sky’s Neville Lazarus reports from there.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/why-theres-no-escape-from-delhis-biggest-killer-13489079#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202022%20report,riots%2C%20epidemics%20and%20natural%20disasters.
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