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Five national academies call for global compact on air pollution and health

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Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths each year, 1 and deaths due to ambient air pollution are on track to double by 2050.2 Yet despite its enormous health and… Click to show full abstract

Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths each year, 1 and deaths due to ambient air pollution are on track to double by 2050.2 Yet despite its enormous health and economic impacts, air pollution is accepted by many governments as an unavoidable consequence of economic growth. Prevention of air pollution is underfunded in official development assistance and, as yet, no major foundation has made air pollution its priority.

Keywords: air pollution; health; air; national academies; five national

Journal Title: The Lancet
Year Published: 2019

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