A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association covering 2014–2024 found that inhalers approved for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease generated an estimated 24.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions in the United States from 2014 to 2024.
December 31, 2024
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Estimate of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to inhalers in the U.S. over a 2014–2024 period reported in a JAMA study.
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.