Coal plants in Southeast Europe killing thousands, report says

A new study from research center on clean air reports that coal-fired power generation from 18 plants located in former Yugoslavian countries is responsible for almost 20,000 deaths within three years. Being that EU imports some of this power, short-term measures like carbon border levies are proposed.
Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Ritzau Scanpix
By John Ainger, Bloomberg news

Pollution from coal-fired power stations on the European Union’s southeastern border are estimated to have caused thousands of deaths in the region due to breaches of legally-binding limits on harmful emissions.

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