English

Pooling the data for the 857 cities, the figures show that the largest contributor to PM2.5 mortality is emissions from residential sources

Video. Air pollution deaths: Exhaust fumes are the biggest killer in Europe

Updated: 30/06/2023 - 11:29 GMT+2

Air pollution is the largest environmental cause of mortality in Europe, according to a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

Read full article

Top stories

Now playing Next

‘Let workers have a say’: Protesters target OpenAI conference

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | September 30th, 2026 – Evening

Now playing Next

European Commission goes after bad cholesterol and high blood pressure

Now playing Next

Europe looks for a prescription to clean up the Baltic

Now playing Next

Increase in air pollution takes a toll on your sleep

Now playing Next

'Alternative Nobel' honours women taking on authoritarian rule, patriarchy and Big Tech

Now playing Next

Can cities cope with Europe's tourism boom? MEPs debate in a special edition of The Ring

Now playing Next

AIIB reaffirms commitment to close global infrastructure financing gap at Doha meeting

Now playing Next

UK ends 'one in, one out' migrant returns deal with France

Now playing Next

The War in the Sky: Kyiv braces for another winter of Russian attacks

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

More from Health News

Health news

US push to cut drug prices could mean longer waits for European patients

Health news

Can dogs sniff out cancer? Indian start-up turns their noses to AI

Health news

Underwater drones help London ambulance crews rescue people

Health news

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations against world's fastest-growing outbreak

Latest video

Europe News

Macron backs Spain over Ceuta migration crisis and urges firm EU action

Cult

Uzeyir Hajibeyli festival celebrates a lasting musical legacy

Europe News

‘There is no immediate threat to NATO territory,’ Secretary General Rutte tells Euronews

Europe News

Spain to investigate claims its soldiers have tortured migrants in Ceuta

Make it Work

EU-backed scheme helps rural Swedish households on lower incomes go electric

Grand Voyager

Grand Voyager | Exploring Berlin beyond the landmarks

Europe in Motion

EU commercial flights rise despite higher jet fuel prices

Europe News

Exclusive: Ukraine's partners could access new tech to counter jet-powered drones, Budanov tells Euronews

ADVERTISEMENT

No Comment

Thousands of firefighters march in Paris demanding more resources

Culture news

Sound and vision: Creators Olivier Calvert and Jose Luis Agreda on the art of animation

Europe News

US ambassador slams EU's 'Buy European' weapons push as ‘self-interest’

The Cube

No, Macron isn't planning to trigger a war with Russia to stay in power

No Comment

Flooding and destruction as Hurricane Polo hits Mexico

Europe News

Belgian minister Theo Francken warns Europe: 'Everything has to go faster' on defence

Saudi Arabia

Israel says pilot tried to crash Tel-Aviv bound plane during cockpit fight, before safe emergency landing

No Comment

Rehabilitated green sea turtle Jurassic returns to Atlantic

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT