An estimated 5.13 million (3.63 to 6.32) excess deaths per year globally are attributable to ambient air pollution from fossil fuel use and therefore could potentially be avoided by phasing out fossil fuels.

Source: figspree

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  1. And this is why all subsidies must not be renewed or approved for polluters.

  2. I wonder how many excess deaths there would be without utility-scale electricity or heat.

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