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Energy efficiency generally improves with economic growth...but greenhouse gases increase too

Year: 2007 Author: Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
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In 1992 76 million people living in urban areas were exposed to air pollutant concentrations exceeding WHO guidelines. In developing countries 1.9 million people die each year because of indoor air pollution exposure and 500,000 die as a result of outdoor pollutant levels.
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