{"id":7448,"date":"2020-09-16T16:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.itlas.com\/cp_blog\/dying-pollution-smog-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:23:27","slug":"dying-pollution-smog-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"cp_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.itlas.com\/en\/blog\/dying-pollution","title":{"rendered":"Dying of pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The new report from European Environment Agency estimates 630.000 deaths caused by smog and climate change.<br>And Covid-19 showed the need to speed up with reference to the environment-health relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such news leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Around 630.000 deaths during the year in Europe and United Kingdom are connected to environmental factors. Which means, actually, 13 % of total death toll.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes from an authoritative source, <strong>The European Environment Agency<\/strong>, which recently published its yearly report on health and socio-environmental variables. The number is impressive, the causes too \u2013 smog and climate change, which basically mean cancer, lung and cardiovascular diseases. \u201cThese deaths\u201d the Agency states, \u201ccould be prevented if we avert the environmental risks having effect on health\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very heavy focus is reserved to the <strong>Po Valley<\/strong>, which is, once again, among the most polluted areas in Europe, with very high levels of PM2,5 and nitrogen dioxide \u2013 thus affecting the percentage of deaths in our Country, where more than 12% of the illnesses are caused by environmental pollution. Denmark and Sweden have a 10%, Romania 19%. During 2018, particulate matter alone caused 379.000 deaths in Europe. According to the survey, the poorest are exposed \u201cin a disproportionate way\u201d to pollution and extreme weather conditions \u2013 this is \u201cconnected to the place they live, work and got to school in, often socially deprived areas and suburbs\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any solution?<\/strong> According to European Environment Agency, <strong>there is only one way<\/strong> \u2013 the reduction of car traffic, of intensive livestock breeding and the removal of subsidies for fossil fuels. In addition to this, there is the need to make the most of all green spaces, which should be used not only for rest or training, but also for social integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey could not avoid dwelling on the recent Covid-19 pandemic. A health crisis that highlighted the need to focus on the binomial environment \u2013 health. The Agency talks about \u201cfirst evidences\u201d of the link between coronavirus high death rate, environmental pollution and poverty \u2013 but new researches will be needed, to enforce the studies carried on during these months. What is sure is that \u201cthe emergency of zoonite pathogens is linked to the deterioration of the environment and to the interaction between man and animals in the actual food system\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, there are still some good news<\/strong> \u2013 the water in the old continent is going on well. 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