Climate action could save ‘millions of lives’ through clean air, diet and exercise
Meeting Paris goals would bring health benefits aside from tackling global heating, research says
Thousands of lives lost to air pollution, inactivity and unhealthy diets could be saved each year if the UK takes the action needed to tackle climate change, researchers have said.
Across the world, millions of lives could be saved if countries raise ambitions on cutting emissions to limit global heating to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, as they have committed to in the global Paris climate accord.
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