US EditionFrance: Air Pollution Costs 28 Billion a Year in Ile-De-France
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Air pollution in Ile-de-France costs about €28 billion a year, according to a study published Friday 26 September by Airparif, the independent body for air quality monitoring in Ile-de-France. This is the first regional assessment of the economic impacts of air pollution.
In the Paris region, the decrease in PM2.5 concentration in the air has helped to avoid several thousand premature deaths in ten years, but also to save health costs. This is the observation made this Friday 26 September by the agency Airparif, which recalls however that the situation can and must still improve.
Health costs alone account for 93% of this expenditure, due to premature deaths and diseases related to this pollution, notes the study published this Friday by Airparif.
The study conducted by the Observatoire de la qualité de l'air in Île-de-France is published as the Paris Climate Agreement is about to celebrate its ten years, while a national mobilization against the Low Emission Zones (LEZs) is scheduled for Saturday.
According to a study by Airparif, the fight against air pollution in Ile-de-France has saved 61 billion euros in ten years... thanks to the reduction of mortality due to fine particles
According to an unprecedented study by Airparif, air pollution policies have avoided considerable costs for a ten-fold lower investment. Nevertheless, the economic impact of pollution remains high.
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