A Doctors for the Environment report has found fossil fuel pollution is killing more people globally than smoking, and is increasing rates of heart disease, cancer and poor pregnancy outcomes.
A report by Doctors for the Environment Australia has found fossil fuel pollution is leading to more deaths globally than smoking.The group is calling for a ban on all new fossil fuel projects, a ban on fossil fuel advertising and no more subsidies.
"Fossil fuels are a health hazard," said Kate Wylie, executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia. "Let's talk about the health harms of fossil fuels, which causing more death and disability than all of those problems combined."cited sources estimating up to 10 million people die prematurely from fossil fuel air pollution every year, and highlighted that the World Health Organisation states 99 per cent of the planet breathes air that exceeds safety guidelines.
He said while the report was a good summary of the current state of the science, looking to the future it "almost certainly underplays the risks" of burning fossil fuels at the current rate. However it's not all bad news, as Professor Rayner said if we cut back on fossil fuel projects now, "we'll see the health impacts immediately".The report has landed just over a week out from the Northern Territory election, where environmental groups have been expressing concerns around the potential impacts of an
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