Britain is worst in Europe for power station pollution

Britain is Europe’s worst polluter, with 18 of the continent’s 50 filthiest power stations, which are responsible for killing more than 7,600 people a year, a new report concludes.

The report, which will enhance the country’s reputation as the “dirty man of Europe”, says Britain has nearly three times as many of the worst air polluters as its nearest rival. Poland has seven, the Czech Republic six, Spain five and Germany four. Compiled by a British environmental consultancy for the Secretariat on Acid Rain, a Swedish organisation, it comes to its devastating conclusion after studying details of emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from 6,600 plants in the 25 European Union countries, plus Norway and Switzerland.

Independent