In the News
September 26, 2019
Emissions from transport and the burning of solid fuel remain Ireland’s top sources of air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned.
According to the new report, Ireland’s air quality has an adverse influence on people’s health with high levels of particulate matter a key concern.
The European Environment Agency estimates that there were 1,180 premature deaths in Ireland in 2016 due to poor air quality.
A new index from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released last November described air pollution as a more significant threat to human lives than smoking and even war.