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- Between 2020 and 2024, the Lancet Countdown found about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke, the global report compiled by more than 100 experts shows.
- The report found wildfire smoke pollution rose by 172 per cent between 2020 and 2024 versus 2003–2012, and delaying the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy costs lives.
- Labour data indicate the health impacts cost $1.4 billion in lost income and more than 40 million potential labour hours lost, with the construction sector accounting for almost two-thirds in 2024.
- With international meetings looming, the report authors urged immediate action, saying `There is no time left for further delay` ahead of the United Nations climate conference next month in Brazil and the G7 environment and energy ministers meeting later this week in Toronto.
- Addressing agriculture emissions could, as the report highlights, reduce 39 per cent of food-related emissions in 2022 and about 16,000 deaths linked to excessive consumption.
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1,400 annual deaths are linked to wildfire smoke in Canada: climate and health report
A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country's health.
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1,400 annual deaths linked to wildfire smoke in Canada: climate and health report
A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country’s health.
A new global health report indicates that between 2020 and 2024, approximately 1,400 deaths in Canada have been associated with forest fire smoke pollution, while climate change has an increasing health impact in Canada. The Lancet Health and Climate Change Countdown, compiled by more than 100 experts around the world, is considered one of the most comprehensive analyses on the subject. Between 2020 and 2024, the report shows that forest fire sm…
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