- To move away from fossil fuels would benefit human health ‘enormously’, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts argued ahead of COP27, calling for ‘severe action’ from the governments.
- One of the main drivers of climate change, fossil fuels also contribute to air pollution, and are responsible for 7 million premature globally every year.
- Increasing evidence has emerged in recent years on the correlation between climate change and its impacts on human health.
Cutting down fossil fuels would have ‘enormous’ health benefits, WHO says
