ISLAMABAD: The number of people exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollution could be halved by 2040 with targeted policy action with economic benefits as high as $2.4 trillion, according to a new World Bank study.
The study, ‘Accelerating Access to Clean Air on a Livable Planet’ estimates that outdoor air pollution kills roughly 5.7 million people annually, with 95 per cent of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
It adds that 99pc of the world’s population...
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