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Annual Air Quality Life Index

September 6 , 2023 445 days 569 0
  • The University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute has released the annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report.
  • It said that the current air pollution’s status as a significant threat to global human health. 
  • The report demonstrates that adopting WHO guidelines on fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) could extend life expectancy by 2.3 years globally.
  • It may lead to the preservation of 17.8 billion life-years.
  • The most pronounced impact on life expectancy is witnessed in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Nigeria, and Indonesia.
  • These 6 countries are the epicentres of air pollution’s toll on life expectancy.
  • These nations experience losses of between one and over six years of life due to the polluted air their citizens breathe.

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