Air pollution continues to present one of the world’s biggest health hazards to people everywhere, contributing to
about 7 million premature deaths annually.2, 3 600,000 of these deaths are children.4
Compounding this staggering health crisis, air pollution is estimated to cost the global economy upwards of $2.9 trillion per year (3.3% of global GDP) due to fossil fuel emissions alone, while also contributing to a range of severe environmental problems
