"The expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure is threatening billions of lives around the globe, Amnesty International has said in a new report, urging world leaders to halt an obsession with energy sources that fuel the climate crisis. Released on Wednesday, the report found that at least 2 billion people about one-quarter of the world's population live within 5km (3.1 miles) of more than 18,000 fossil fuel infrastructure sites currently in operation."
"More than 3,500 new sites are also being developed that will affect 135 million more people, Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard told reporters. This ever-expanding industry is endangering billions of lives, irreversibly altering the climate system and destroying critical natural ecosystem[s], Callamard said at a news conference on the sidelines of the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil, where the report's findings were unveiled."
"Living near fossil fuel infrastructure such as oil-and-gas extraction sites and coal mines and plants has been associated with elevated risks of cancer, asthma, cardiovascular illnesses and other health problems, Amnesty said in its report. The industry has also been linked to human rights abuses, including killings and enforced disappearances, particularly against environmental activists and Indigenous peoples defending their territories against fossil fuel projects."
At least 2 billion people, about one-quarter of the global population, live within 5 km of more than 18,000 operational fossil fuel infrastructure sites. More than 3,500 additional sites are under development and will affect about 135 million more people. Living near oil-and-gas extraction sites, coal mines and plants is associated with elevated risks of cancer, asthma, cardiovascular illnesses and other health problems. Fossil fuel projects have been linked to killings, enforced disappearances and other human rights abuses, particularly against environmental activists and Indigenous peoples defending their territories. Indigenous territories host at least 16.1% of known fossil fuel infrastructure despite representing less than 5% of the global population.
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