Bad air can reduce life expectancy to hundreds of millions of Indians by as much as nine years – almost ten -, according to a recent study from Energy Policy Institute ved University of Chicago (EPIC).
The study also found that each of India’s 1.3 billion people breathe in pollution levels that exceed guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to WHO Air pollution causes an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide each year. Mainly due to increased mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer and respiratory infections.
“Explosive” increase in scabies
Coal nation
In recent years, India’s pollution problem has worsened, in part because the country is dependent on fossil fuels, especially coal.
Recently the Glasgow climate summit India was among a group of countries mentioned as one of the nations that must start reducing their emissions.
In New Delhi, harmful air requires tens of thousands of lives each year, according to an analysis by IQAir-data fra Greenpeace.
