Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report | News

PARIS, Sept 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people's health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday. Pollution from fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas has been linked to a vast range of health problems, including miscarriages, asthma, cancer, strokes, heart disease and more. "Fossil fuels are a direct assault on health, harming us at every stage of their lifecycle and every stage of our lives, from the womb to old age," Shweta Narayan, the author of the new report from the Global Climate and Health Alliance, said in a statement. The alliance, which includes more than 200...