Fossil fuels - Our World in Data
Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) have, and continue to, play a dominant role in global energy systems. But they also come with several negative impacts. When burned, they produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and are the largest driver of global climate change.
Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change — A New NEJM Group …
2022年6月15日 · Each year, an estimated 8.7 million people die worldwide because of fossil-fuel–generated particulate air pollution, 4 and the total number of deaths attributable to climate change is not...
As pollution increases, world falls further behind climate targets
2024年11月13日 · Emissions of carbon caused by fossil fuel pollution continued to grow slightly in 2023 to 36.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, setting yet another new record despite increasingly urgent warnings from scientists about the need for steep and immediate decreases.
Fossil Fuels: The Dirty Facts - NRDC
2022年6月1日 · Using fossil fuels for energy has exacted an enormous toll on humanity and the environment—from air and water pollution to global warming. That’s beyond all the negative impacts from...
Fact Sheet | Climate, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Fossil Fuels …
2021年12月17日 · When fossil fuels are burned, they emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide that trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere and contribute to climate change. In 2019, fossil fuels accounted for 74 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Nearly 25 percent of emissions in the United States come from fossil fuels extracted from public lands. Some of ...
Pollution from Fossil-Fuel Combustion is the Leading …
2022年11月22日 · Energy-related fossil-fuel combustion in high- and middle-income countries and biomass burning in low-income countries accounts for most of the global air pollution, generating 85% of airborne respirable particulate pollution and almost all sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions to the atmosphere .
Global fossil fuel reduction pathways under different climate ...
2023年9月13日 · Our findings suggest the need to adopt unambiguous near- and long-term reduction benchmarks in coal, oil, and gas production and use alongside other climate mitigation targets.
Fossil fuel use and emissions hit record highs as world struggles ... - CNN
2024年6月20日 · The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-heating carbon pollution to a new high, according to a report published Thursday, shattering climate scientists’...
Deaths from fossil fuel emissions higher than previously thought
2021年2月9日 · Regions with the highest concentrations of fossil fuel-related air pollution — including Eastern North America, Europe, and South-East Asia — have the highest rates of mortality, according to the study published in the journal Environmental Research.
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
2021年2月9日 · Worldwide, air pollution from burning fossil fuels is responsible for about 1 in 5 deaths—roughly the population of New York City. In the United States 350,000 premature deaths are attributed to fossil fuel pollution. The states with the highest number of deaths per capita are PA, OH, MI, IN, KY, WV, IL, NJ, WI