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Just updated our @OurWorldInData work on Indoor Air Pollution.

Still one of the largest (& fixable) env/health challenges.

It's a leading risk factor for early death, especially for the poorest.

Short thread of the key points.

1/
ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…
@OurWorldInData Globally, indoor air pollution was attributed to 1.6 million premature deaths in 2017.

This is around 4x the number of global deaths from homicide.

ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…

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@OurWorldInData In low-income countries 6% of deaths are the result of indoor air pollution.

In some countries it's higher (around 10%).

ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…

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@OurWorldInData The world is making progress against indoor air pollution.

Despite population growth, the total number of deaths each year has fallen by around 1 million since 1990.

ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…

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@OurWorldInData Nearly all countries have made progress.

Death rates from indoor air pollution have fallen in almost every country since 1990.

ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…

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@OurWorldInData Indoor air pollution is caused by the burning of solid fuels for cooking and heating.

To address is we need to increase access to clean fuels for cooking.

Only 60% of the world has access to these clean fuels.

ourworldindata.org/indoor-air-pol…

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George Monbiot argues we're eating at least 400kcal less than 1970s, exercising same, yet obesity is rising rapidly.

Processed food, he claims, is making us fat (despite us eating correct number of kcal).

This is nonsense for several reasons (thread).

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Claims in the UK the average calorie intake is 2130kcal/day. This is based on UK Gov self-reported food diaries.

It's very common knowledge that self-reported/diary intakes greatly underestimate food intake. In fact, they make this warning on first page.
There are countless studies which show that people grossly underestimate/underreport calorie intake.

Here is just one, which finds that in UK people report just over 2000kcal when actual intake is close to 3000kcal.
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1] A thread on what you can find on OurWorldInData.org

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Is the solution for clean cooking solar power? Lots of new data out since this article was first posted. And more than ever the answer is: maybe, but certainly not yet, and perhaps not ever in many places. Let’s start with the basics: what's considered “clean” cooking (THREAD)
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One of India's most fundamental growth challenges: generating a Ganges corridor.

Why? Because population density drives economic clusters, which boosts specialization and trade and innovation. And this is where India's population is. ~400m people in this box.
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