"대기오염에 세계 연 450만명 조기 사망…한국은 4만명" A new Greenpeace report shows air pollution from burning fossil fuels is responsible for more than 4 million premature deaths around the world each year,... incurring an annual global economic cost of nearly 3 trillion U.S. dollars.
The report also warns that air pollution is especially detrimental for children in low-income countries.
Kim Hyo-sun tells us more.
The study shows air pollution causes 40-thousand premature deaths in South Korea alone every year.
A report published by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimates that around 4-point-5 million people died prematurely each year as of 2018 due to air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
By country,... China topped the list with 1-point-8 million annual premature deaths,... followed by India with 1 million and the U.S. with 230-thousand.
The annual premature death toll within the European Union stood at 380-thousand.
The NGO also argues that air pollution can incur an annual global economic cost of 2-point-9 trillion U.S. dollars.
The figure is equivalent to 3-point-3 percent of the global GDP.
China, the U.S. and India are the hardest-hit financially by the impact of polluted air with estimated costs of 900, 600, and 150 billion dollars each year, respectively.
The report also stressed that dirty air is a great threat to children, especially those in low-income countries,... pointing to an estimate that 40-thousand children die each year before they reach their fifth birthday due to air pollution.
It highlights that shifting to a clean energy and transport system would have economic as well as health benefits.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
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