Air pollution control plans for cities could include provisions for power plants and mines
Berliner Zeitung
Local governments have so far focussed on diesel vehicles in their air pollution control plans. However, such plans could also include provisions for power plants and coal mines, writes Thorsten Knuf in Berliner Zeitung, citing a report by the research service of the German federal parliament (Wissenschaftlicher Dienst des Bundestages). Jürgen Resch, managing director of NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH), told Knuf that power plants contribute to a certain amount of “background pollution” in populated areas, but that the transport sector is the main reason for missed emissions limits in inner cities. The contribution of individual power plants would also be difficult to prove, Resch added.
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