Fossil fuel production and combustion is a major driver of climate change, and can also directly affect our health, Harvard School of Public Health, Updated 2021

Why it Matters: From the electricity that lights your home to the car you drive to work, modern life has relied on fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. But burning them creates climate change and releases pollutants that lead to early death, heart attacks, respiratory disorders, stroke, exacerbation of asthma, and absenteeism at school and work. It may even be related to autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/subtopics/fossil-fuels-health/