Greenpeace Unearthed | How Brexit could cause extra deaths from air pollution @GreenpeaceUnearthed | Uploaded June 2016 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Up to 4200 more people could be at risk of premature death from air pollution in 2030 if the UK fails to sign up to new legislation as a result of exiting the European Union, an analysis by Energydesk has found.
The analysis is based on data from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) looking at the impact of new EU legislation. If the UK votes for Brexit on Thursday, it is unlikely the UK would be bound by such legislation.
However it could be that less than 4200 people would be affected as the UK could stand to benefit from the reduced pollution imported from mainland Europe if the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC) comes into force. Harmful particles can also come from further afield such, as the Sahara desert, as was the case with a major pollution event in 2014.
For more read our story here:
energydesk.greenpeace.org/2016/06/21/how-brexit-could-cause-extra-deaths-from-air-pollution
Up to 4200 more people could be at risk of premature death from air pollution in 2030 if the UK fails to sign up to new legislation as a result of exiting the European Union, an analysis by Energydesk has found.
The analysis is based on data from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) looking at the impact of new EU legislation. If the UK votes for Brexit on Thursday, it is unlikely the UK would be bound by such legislation.
However it could be that less than 4200 people would be affected as the UK could stand to benefit from the reduced pollution imported from mainland Europe if the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC) comes into force. Harmful particles can also come from further afield such, as the Sahara desert, as was the case with a major pollution event in 2014.
For more read our story here:
energydesk.greenpeace.org/2016/06/21/how-brexit-could-cause-extra-deaths-from-air-pollution
