MILLION PEOPLE

die prematurely worldwide every year due to air pollution, which increases the incidence of chronic and acute illnesses

per day, or roughly 3.3 per cent of the world GDP, is lost every year due to air pollution from fossil fuels

a year is the economic cost borne by the United States due to fossil fuel pollution. China loses $600 billion and India $150 billion due to air pollution

US $8 billion

US $900 billion

Indians die due to exposure to air pollution, which is also responsible for 0.98 million preterm births

children worldwide2live with asthma due to exposure to NO pollution. NO2, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion in vehicles, power plants and factories, is linked to roughly 4 million new cases of asthma in children each year

1 million

16 million

Source: Toxic Air:The Price of Fossil Fuels, a report by Greenpeace and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air