• The State of Global Air (SoGA) report, in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund(UNICEF), warned that air pollution is the second leading global risk factor for premature death.

• Pollutants like outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) come from burning fossil fuels and biomass in sectors like transportation, residential homes, and wildfires and cause more than 90% of global air pollution deaths, according to the report of SoGA.

• It also contributes to greenhouse gases that warm the planet, so regions with high NO2 levels experience high ozone levels, resulting in greater health effects.

• The report also revealed young children’s exposure has resulted in 1 in 5 global deaths, asthma, pneumonia, and inequities more than it does in developed countries.

• It also claimed that, due to better awareness, the death rates of children under 5 have decreased by 53% since 2000 because of increased access to clean energy for cooking purposes.

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