Over 1.7 million deaths in India linked to air pollution in 2022, says Lancet report

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60% : The Lancet report, released at midnight London time on Tuesday, has been prepared by 128 experts from 71 academic institutions and UN agencies, to which the WHO is a strategic partner.
50% : The report pointed out that "fossil fuels (coal and liquid gas) contributed to 752,000 (44%) of these deaths in 2022, while coal accounted for 394,000 deaths, primarily from its use in power plants (298,000 deaths)", adding that "use of petrol for road transportation contributed to 269,000".
48% : The report has found that burning of fossil fuels, particularly by cars and in thermal power plants, played a key role in triggering the deaths from air pollution.
47% : Lancet Countdown report finds fossil fuel burning responsible for nearly half the deaths from PM 2.5 exposure in India and warns of sharp rise in heat-related mortality The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, which works in coordination with the World Health Organisation, has released a report that says more than 1.7 million people died in India in 2022 because of exposure to PM 2.5, the ultra-fine particulate pollutant that can seep into the deeper crevices of the lungs and trigger a range of diseases.

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