3Cleaner air
Cutting fossil fuel pollution
Key messages
- Air pollution causes serious health and environmental impacts. Even developed countries with advanced pollution control technology are failing to meet air quality targets, and the problems are far worse in rapidly industrialising developing countries.
- Climate change and air pollution are both mainly caused by our use of fossil fuels. Climate policy based on cutting fossil fuel use can result in cleaner air, with benefits for health, ecosystems and the economy. In some cases, the air quality benefits can exceed the costs of climate action.
- The most promising strategies are based on cutting energy consumption and switching to cleaner energy sources. Cutting transport emissions is a priority, ...
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