Toxic air from fossil fuels responsible for air pollution crisis, study warns

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Researchers estimate that toxic air produced by burning fossil fuels causes an estimated 4.5 million premature deaths a year

Burning fossil fuels is not just driving climate change, it is also generating an air pollution crisis that is wiping trillions of dollars from the world economy every year. That is the conclusion of...

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