1,500 die prematurely due to air pollution; new report

At least 1,500 people die prematurely here every year due to the effects of air pollution - but we still have one of Europe’s lowest death rates as a result of poor air quality, writes Stephen Rogers.

At least 1,500 people die prematurely here every year due to the effects of air pollution - but we still have one of Europe’s lowest death rates as a result of poor air quality, writes Stephen Rogers.

The Air quality in Europe — 2017 report report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that 1,480 deaths here in 2014 were attributable to “particulate matter”, 10 to nitrogen dioxide and 20 to concentrations of ozone in the air.