Phasing out fossil fuel use could reduce air pollution mortality by about 61%

Global annual attributable deaths as a result of long term exposure to PM2.5 and ozone, based on the observed and modelled exposure levels for 2019

Lower

estimate

Median

estimate

Upper

estimate

All mortalities -

2019 estimate

No anthropogenic emissions

No fossil fuel emissions

0

million

2

4

6

8

10

12

Global annual attributable deaths as a result of long term exposure to PM2.5 and ozone,

based on the observed and modelled exposure levels for 2019

Lower

estimate

Median

estimate

Upper

estimate

All mortalities - 2019 estimate

No anthropogenic emissions

No fossil fuel emissions

0 million

2

4

6

8

10

12