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UNICEF: 300M children worldwide breathing air exceeding WHO pollution guidelines by 6x or more

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Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report. Cleaner cookstoves can help improve air quality within homes.

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WHO: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air; 7M deaths per year

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million deaths in 2016, while household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels and technologies caused an estimated 3.8 Since 2016, more than 1000 additional cities have been added to WHO’s database which shows that more countries are measuring and taking action to reduce air pollution than ever before. g/m 3 (for PM 2.5 ).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement.

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