A new Greenpeace report shows that air pollution from burning fossil fuels is attributed to an estimated 21,000 premature deaths in Canada (4.5 million worldwide) and estimated national economic losses of US$38 billion (US$2.9 trillion worldwide, or 3.3% of global gross domestic product).
According to the report, Canada had the 11th-highest economic losses from fossil fuel-related air pollution and 25th-highest attributed premature deaths.