4 ms·
Hell even if power plants were on the whole worse? Air pollution is a huge health and human development issue* being able to move the source of emissions from h
by Avshalom 6y ago
Hell even if power plants were on the whole worse? Air pollution is a huge health and human development issue* being able to move the source of emissions from high population areas to the middle of fucking nowhere is still a win
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution Outdoor air pollution alone causes 2.1[4][5] to 4.21 million deaths annually.[1][6] Overall, air pollution causes the deaths of around 7 million people worldwide each year, and is the world's largest single environmental health risk.[1][7][8]
Productivity losses and degraded quality of life caused by air pollution are estimated to cost the world economy $5 trillion per year.[9][10][11] Various pollution control technologies and strategies are available to reduce air pollution.[12][13]