Energy and Air Pollution

IEA presentation to the press, London 27 June 2016

  • Around 6.5 million premature deaths each year can be attributed to air pollution.
  • Energy production and use are by far the largest man-made sources of air pollutants.
  • Technologies to tackle air pollution are well known.
  • Small increase in energy investment could cut premature deaths from air pollution in half by 2040.

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