In the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of air pollution are estimated to cost more than 4 per cent of their GDP— for perspective, that’s around the percentage the 2008 global recession shaved off the GDP of the European Union in a year.
Katika nchi 15 ambazo hutoa uzalishaji mwingi zaidi wa gesi chafuzi, athari za kiafya za uchafuzi wa hewa zinakadiriwa kugharimu zaidi ya asilimia 4 ya Pato lao la Taifa - kwa mtazamo, hiyo ni karibu asilimia ya mdororo wa kiuchumi wa 2008 uliondoa Pato la Taifa la Jumuiya ya Ulaya. katika mwaka.