Resilient coal could lead to more global warming
16 Jan 2021 Photo has been used for illustrative purposes. Despite warnings to humans, fossil fuels continue to remain steadfast and have damaging consequences. Burning of coal, for instance, not only leads to air pollution but deaths too.
A February 2020 report says that burning fossil fuels, primarily coal, oil and gas, causes about 4.5 million deaths every year worldwide.
Global air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs $8 billion each day, more than 3 per cent of the value of goods and services produced daily, as people fall sick, miss work and need medical care, the report added.