# Nearly 40% of global population exposed to harmful ozone levels in 2026: EU climate agency

https://mins.news/en/item/79973

- TRT World, 2026-09-30 08:58 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/d9c4d5de3118

> The EU climate agency says nearly 40% of the global population was exposed to harmful ozone levels in 2026. The accompanying image shows a coal-fired power plant in Bogatynia, Poland.

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