Air pollution kills 8 million people worldwide every year. This is due to the greenhouse effect caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil.
Air pollution kills 8 million people worldwide every year
This is according to a study published in the journal Environmental Research on Tuesday. According to a study conducted by several universities including Harvard and Birmingham, one out of every five deaths in the world in 2018 was due to pollution.

The worst-affected countries are India, China, Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia. According to the research paper, if the Paris Agreement of 2015 can be implemented, it will be possible to save the lives of millions of people by 2040.