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September 1, 2023
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September 1, 2023
via UNEP
Air pollution and its threat to health unequally spread, data shows
New data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) shows that while particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, its impact on global life expectancy is uneven.
In the News
August 30, 2023
via Sky News
People in China could live two years longer after air pollution slashed by 42%
New figures from the Air Quality Life Index's annual update suggest pollution in China fell by 42.3% between 2013 and 2021 - improving air quality considerably.
In the News
August 30, 2023
via Euro News
India, Pakistan, China: Air pollution is now cutting life short in these 6 countries
"Particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health", says the report issued by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).
In the News
August 30, 2023
via International Business Times
People can lose more than 5 years of their lives due to air pollution: study
A new study has made some frightening revelations about the harmful impact of air pollution on people living in South Asian countries. It said that increasing air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in the region.
In the News
August 29, 2023
via AFP
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study
Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday. Yet the level of funding set aside to confront the challenge is a fraction of the amount earmarked for fighting infectious diseases, said the research from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).
In the News
August 29, 2023
Polluted Air Shortens Human Lifespans More Than Tobacco, Study Finds
Cigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco shave an average of 2.2 years off lifespans globally. But merely breathing—if the air is polluted—is more damaging to human health, according to a new report by the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute.
In the News
August 29, 2023
via The Hill
Sustained exposure to wildfire smoke reducing life expectancy in parts of California: report
Twenty of the nation’s top 30 most polluted counties in 2021 were located in California, according to new data released by the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) of the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute.
In the News
August 29, 2023
via Reuters
Asia, Africa bear brunt of pollution health burden – research
Around three quarters of the adverse health effects of air pollution is concentrated in just six countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Nigeria and Indonesia, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report.
AQLI News
August 29, 2023