Slashing greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives

Simulations suggest reduced air pollution would improve public health

Shanghai smog
LESS POLLUTION, LONGER LIVES Simulations show reducing smog and other pollution in Shanghai (shown) and other cities may save lives in the long run.

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Cutting greenhouse gas emissions should improve air quality and thereby save millions of people’s lives by the end of the century, new simulations find.