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Externalities of Nitrogen Pollution in Europe

Geoff Riley

16th April 2011

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Roger Harrabin reports on fresh research on the impact of air pollution on Europe’s natural habitats. A classic example of negative externality effects - already targeted by the EU natural habitat directive, but a regulation that appears to be ineffective.

“Earlier this week, the European Nitrogen Assessment - the first of its kind - estimated nitrogen damage to health and the environment at between £55bn and £280bn a year in Europe, even though nitrogen pollution from vehicles and industry had dropped 30% over recent decades.”

More here: Nitrogen pollution ‘costs EU up to £280bn a year’

The report can be accessed here

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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