Air Pollution Impacts Cost $8 Billion Per Day – The Energy Mix
The health impacts of air pollution cost countries US$8 billion per day, according to a study released this week by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
“That’s about 3.3% of global gross domestic product, or $2.9 trillion per year,” Bloomberg News reports. “China, the U.S., and India bear the highest economic cost of soaring pollution, at an estimated $900 billion, $600 billion, and $150 billion a year, respectively.”