A study covering 2014–2024 published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that 24.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from inhalers over 2014–2024 is equivalent to the emissions of about 530,000 gas-powered cars per year.
December 31, 2024
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Study-provided equivalence translating inhaler emissions into comparable annual passenger-vehicle emissions.
A JAMA study analyzing inhaler emissions from 2014 to 2024 estimated that inhalers generated more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year over that decade.
December 31, 2024
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Study-level estimate of annual inhaler-related carbon emissions aggregated over 2014–2024.