In 2017, the commercial company pollutes the air between 277 billion and 433 billion euros, according to a new report by the agency.
“This equates to around two to 3% of the EU’s GDP and is higher than the overall economic output of many member states that year,” ETA said in a statement.
While European industry has made “significant progress” in reducing its environmental and meteorological impact, “social prices or ‘externalities’ through air pollutants across the sector remain high. “
The effects of pollutants come with premature illness and death, as well as with the deterioration of ecosystems, habitats and crops, all of which were given an estimated financial price in the report.
Of the more than 11,000 sites that report pollutant emissions, 211 are responsible for part of the total costs, according to the report, and are basically located in Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Spain and Italy.
According to the European agency, air pollutants from thermal power plants, which run basically on coal, are the maximum harmful to fitness and the environment, followed by emissions from heavy industry, production and processing of fuels.
This is followed by lighter industries, waste management, livestock and wastewater treatment.
Of the 30 maximum pollution facilities on the continent, 24 are thermal power plants, adding 15 in Western Europe, adding seven in Germany, according to the study.
The most polluting plant is in Poland, but the next 4 are in Germany.
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