Survive Breathing: Reduce Household Air Pollution to Save Lives and Help the Climate

Outdoor pollution (smog) Respiratory diseases and other health effects

Climate change

Black carbon absorbs solar radiation Deposited black carbon on glaciers and snow decrease reflectance (albedo) and increase energy absorption

Inefficitent fuel combustion cooking, heating, light

wood dung

charcoal kerosene coal

Increase in temperature Increase in extreme events Changes in precipitation Disrupted weather pa erns Sea-level rise

Snow

Population increase

Deforestation

Demands for fuelwood and charcoal

Figure 3: As the population in some parts of the world increases, so does the use of inefficient fuels for cooking and lighting. This creates household air pollution that threat- ens the lives and health of millions. It also contributes to climate change and deforestation.

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SURVIVE BREATHING