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Scientists are warning: Fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry are not only driving the climate emergency — they're also harming public health and accelerating biodiversity extinction. In a review published today, top scientists issued an urgent warning that fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry are driving interlinked crises that threaten people, wildlife, and a livable future. “The science can’t be any clearer that fossil fuels are killing us,” said Shaye Wolf, Ph.D., climate science director at the Center and lead author of the report. Fossil fuels account for about 90% of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions, heating the climate, acidifying oceans, and fueling unprecedented climate disasters. Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion is responsible for millions of premature deaths worldwide and hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in the United States every year. We must phase out fossil fuels immediately. Read the review and learn more at: ScientistsWarningO...

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