Study: Half of thermal power plants among the most polluant in Europe

Five of the 11 thermal power plants currently operating in Romania rank in Top 30 with highest impact upon health, says a report carried out by several environmental NGOs, released on Tuesday by Greenpeace Romania. 

According to the document called 'Europe's Dark Cloud: How coal-burning countries are making their neighbours sick,' the five countries whose thermal power plants cause the highest number of premature deaths across borders are Poland (4,690), Germany (2,490), Romania (1,660), Bulgaria (1,390) and Great Britain (1,350).    

The five Romanian plants with the highest impact upon health are Oradea II (240 premature deaths), Rovinari (250), Drobeta (430), Mintia (340) and Govora (230). 

The report shows that shutting down even one such thermal power plant would improve substantially the health condition of the population nearby and in neighbouring countries. 

The report was drawn up by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, WWF European Policy Office (the European Policies Office of WWF) and Sandbag.

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