According to reports
smog deaths soar: About 21,000 Canadians, mostly of 65 years and above, will die this year due to short and long-term exposure to air pollution, says the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Following a study of health costs of poor air quality, CMA estimates that smog-related illnesses like asthma and cardio-vascular diseases are set to soar to 700,000 over the next two decades. It will cost the economy over C $8 billion (US $7.5 billion) in 2008 and C $250 billion by 2031.
emissions outsourced: 1.7 billion tonnes or 33 per cent of China
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