Expert Comment: Air pollution cools climate more than expected – making cutting carbon emissions more urgent

Published on November 17, 2022

Air pollutants kill around seven million people every year. Much of this pollution is tiny particles suspended in the air which, when inhaled, can cause people to develop heart and lung diseases, as well as cancer.

By Professor Philip Stier, Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Peter Manshausen, PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Physics and Duncan Watson-Parris, Senior Researcher, Atmospheric Physics.
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