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Pollution and Development Barriers - Four Countries and Four Stories

Geoff Riley

27th February 2024

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An excellent four minute clip looking at the economic and human cost of air pollution in South Asia which causes an estimated 2 million premature deaths each year and reduces life expectancy by average 5 years. It incurs significant economic costs, places a heavy burden on the healthcare system, and takes a toll on the workforce. Some of the major sources of pollutants include combustion of solid fuels for cooking and heating, emissions from small industries such as brick kilns, burning of municipal and agricultural waste, and vehicular pollution.

Pollution and Development Barriers - Four Countries and Four Stories
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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