Malik Amin Aslam said that they are investing in alternative sources of energy, no new project to generate electricity from coal will be started, the government is working on a plan to plant 10 billion trees. According to a report by a foreign news agency, New Delhi tops the list of cities most affected by air pollution, the most polluted city on the planet, with 54,000 deaths due to air pollution.
The death toll in the Japanese city of Tokyo was 40,000, while other cities include the Chinese city of Shanghai, Brazil’s Sao Paulo and Mexico City. The pollution report examines small particles in the air that are the result of burning biofuels.
“When governments prioritize the use of coal, oil and gas over clean energy, our health pays off,” said Avinash Chanchal, Greenpeace India’s environmental campaigner. It should be noted that the small PM2.5 particles formed in the air by burning biofuels are considered extremely harmful to health.
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