Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to filthy air – EU report
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were related to three main air pollutants and some could have been avoided if pollutants had been reduced to World Health Organisation-recommended levels, an EU report said on Friday. The European Environment Agency said that within the European Union, pollution caused by fine particulate matter (PM2.5), […]
Europe’s city schools, hospitals at risk from extreme heat, EU agency says
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Nearly half of schools and hospitals in European cities are located in urban “heat islands”, exposing vulnerable populations to health-threatening temperatures as climate change impacts worsen, the European Union’s environment agency has said. Around 46 per cent of hospitals and 43 per cent of schools are in areas at least two degrees Celsius […]
“Every breath you take”: Air pollution stifles Europe’s health targets
Reuters Air quality in Europe is improving but still poses high risks, the European Environment Agency said on Thursday, as fine particles exposure led to at least 238,000 premature deaths in the 27-nation EU in 2020. “Air pollution is still the largest environmental health risk in Europe,” the EEA said. “While emissions of key air […]
EU states breached air pollution limits in 2020 despite COVID
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Most European Union countries broke at least one air pollution limit last year, even as COVID-19 lockdowns improved air quality in many regions, according to provisional European Environment Agency data published on Tuesday. Excessive air pollution has landed around 10 EU countries in court in recent years, and while air quality has improved […]