Rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society

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Rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society, OECD says

 

Air pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated USD 3.5 trillion a year in premature deaths and ill health and the costs will rise without government action to limit vehicle emissions, a new OECD report says.In OECD countries, around half the cost is from road transport, with diesel vehicles producing the most harmful emissions. Traffic exhaust is a growing threat in fast-expanding cities in China and India, as the steady increase in the number of cars and trucks on the road undermines efforts to curb vehicle emissions.

 

http://www.oecd.org/china/rising-air-pollution-related-deaths-taking-heavy-toll-on-society.htm

Edited June 1, 2014 by knocker