Fossil fuel combustion kills more than 1M people every year, study says

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/fossil-fuel-combustion-kills-more-than-1-million-people-every-year-study-says/

by gefhfff • 5 years ago

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zajio1am• 5 years ago

This is an exemplary specimen of spin. The original research report considers many different sources of PM2.5 pollution and their contribution to additional deaths. The abstract then underline fossil fuel deaths as key finding, noting that they contribute ~27% of total deaths from PM2.5 pollution. The Arstechnica article just mentions fossil fuels and completely ignores the rest.

If anybody wonders, deaths attributed to burning biofuels (wood) are ~20% of total deaths (~800k), remaining are non-fuel sources (dust, fires, ...).

missedthecue• 5 years ago

I wonder how many it saves

redconfetti• 5 years ago

Perfect question. How many people would die without fossil fuels.

theplumber• 5 years ago

I'm pretty sure it saves the lifes of some oil execs...

CryptoPunk• 5 years ago

A significant fraction of the global population would die without hydrocarbon energy sources.

Fossil fuel combustion kills more than 1M people every year, study says

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