‼️🆕‼️@HEIresearch x IHME study found that coal accounts for the highest #FossilFuel pollution emissions & related deaths 🧵/8⤵️
Read study here »bit.ly/GBDMAPS
Read study here »bit.ly/GBDMAPS
According to the study, more than 27% of all deaths are from outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5), #coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and #oil combustion accounting for the other half
💡Notably, the burning of solid biofuels (like wood🪵for indoor heating and cooking 🍳), is another source of PM2.5, accounting for an addition 740k deaths, especially across #SouthAsia and Sub-Saharan #Africa.
Estimated deaths for selected regions resulting from exposure to fine particles from combustion of #coal, liquid #oil and natural #gas, #biofuel, and remaining emissions 
PM2.5, despite its major sources varied by country, is the6️⃣th highest risk factor for deaths globally, accounting for nearly 4 million deaths in 2019 alone.
Majority of PM2.5 in outdoor air comes from fuel combustion.
Solution suggestion:
Integrating #AirQuality💨, #Energy💡, and #Climate 🌍policies is likely to bring substantial health benefits
Solution suggestion:
Integrating #AirQuality💨, #Energy💡, and #Climate 🌍policies is likely to bring substantial health benefits
PM2.5 burden and fractional sector, #fuel, and disease contributions for the global average
📍This study, #GBD from Major Air Pollution Sources (#GBDMAPS) provides the 1st estimate of contributions to PM2.5 levels & disease burden at #global, regional, & national scales to help inform policy, including the State of Global Air reports
Read here »stateofglobalair.org
Read here »stateofglobalair.org
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