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Inhalers drive carbon emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars each year, study shows (phys.org)
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Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study—the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.

Researchers found that inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade, equivalent to the emissions of roughly 530,000 gas-powered cars on the road each year.

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[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 15 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

If you add 530,000 cars to the worlds total of ~1.5 billion cars that's a drop in the bucket.

https://www.thedrive.com/guides-and-gear/how-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world

Edit: what I'm trying to say let's focus on replacing them with EVs and improve public transportation. And let the asthmatics have their inhalers.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

On top of that, we have that automobiles are less than a quarter of total emissions.