The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned that, by annually, pollution linked to farming, industry and transport is set to cause up to 9 million premature deaths a year around the world, and cost up to 1% of “global economic output” or $2.6tn the year 2060. India and China are set to be the worst-affected countries, but developing nations would also be hit hard. Coal-fired industry and farming, where fertilisers give off gases which combine with other particles, were deemed the worst pollutants. Last month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said pollution levels had risen by 8% in five years and called the figure “alarming”.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned that, by the year 2060, pollution linked to farming, industry and transport is set to cause up to 9 million premature deaths a year around the world, and cost up to 1% of “global economic output” or $2.6tn annually. India and China are set to be the worst-affected countries, but developing nations would also be hit hard. Coal-fired industry and farming, where fertilisers give off gases which combine with other particles, were deemed the worst pollutants. Last month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said pollution levels had risen by 8% in five years and called the figure “alarming”.