Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Air pollution and more



Air pollution deaths are double previous estimates, finds research

Researchers say dirty air is killing 800,000 people a year in Europe, and urge the phasing out of fossil fuel burning
Air pollution over London
 Air pollution over London. The scientists’ figures suggest toxic air is causing more early deaths than tobacco smoking. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

The number of early deaths caused by air pollution is double previous estimates, according to research, meaning toxic air is killing more people than tobacco smoking.
The scientists used new data to estimate that nearly 800,000 people die prematurely each year in Europe because of dirty air, and that each life is cut short by an average of more than two years. The health damage caused by air pollution in Europe is higher than the global average. Its dense population and poor air results in exposure that is among the highest in the world./.../
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Why eating less meat is the best thing you can do for the planet in 2019

Eating meat has a hefty impact on the environment from fueling climate change to polluting landscapes and waterways
Beef cattle stand at a ranch in this aerial photograph taken above Texas, US.
 Beef cattle stand at a ranch in this aerial photograph taken above Texas. Meat and dairy accounts for just 18% of all food calories and around a third of protein. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Recycling or taking the bus rather than driving to work has its place, but scientists are increasingly pointing to a deeper lifestyle change that would be the single biggest way to help the planet: eating far less meat.
A swathe of research released over the past year has laid bare the hefty impact that eating meat, especially beef and pork, has upon the environment by fueling climate change and polluting landscapes and waterways.
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La pollution de l’air tue plus que la cigarette

Une étude parue dans l’«European Heart Journal» réévalue à la hausse les liens entre les particules fines et les maladies cardiovasculaires
La pollution de l’air est plus meurtrière que le tabac. C’est ce qu’affirment des chercheurs de l’Université de Mayence, en Allemagne, dont les résultats viennent d’être publiés dans la revue de cardiologie European Heart Journal. Selon leurs estimations, les particules fines sont responsables de la mort prématurée de 8,8 millions de personnes par an dans le monde. Soit beaucoup plus que les 7,2 millions de décès par an liés à la cigarette, selon les statistiques officielles de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS).
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