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People don't die "due to fossil fuel pollution", but rather "air pollution contributes to their mortality" (according to your source). There's a lot of things
by gridlockd 7y ago
People don't die "due to fossil fuel pollution", but rather "air pollution contributes to their mortality" (according to your source).
There's a lot of things that contribute to mortality, sitting in front of a computer screen and writing HN comments being one of them.
Attributing these deaths to pollution is a statistical cherrypick.
- panarky 7y agoIf there were no air pollution from fossil fuels, more people would live longer, healthier lives.
- gridlockd 7y agoAs it stands, that statement is obviously untrue. With the introduction of fossil fuels, human life expectancy has gone up massively, as has the population. You implicitly assume some sort of "100% renewable transportation" scenario that is very far into the future, if at all feasible.