LagosDangerous air exposure rises from 27% to 34%.
Combined climate and air-quality action could prevent 144 million deaths by 2050.
The same combustion produces particulates that kill within days and CO2 that warms over decades, the UN Environment Programme said.
Every year of delay forfeits over $1.5 trillion in combined benefits, the report found.
How each outlet framed it
- Premium Times Nigeria
- quantifies UNEP co-benefit: 144M deaths preventable by 2050 via 25 measures; notes WHO baseline of 7M annual air pollution deaths
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria