Why is air quality bad in Greece?

Other sources of pollution include industrial zones, power plants and factories. Power plants typical run on fossil fuels such as coal, and can see large spikes in energy demand during the colder months of winter, more prominent in the northern regions of Greece where the winters are less temperate.



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Perhaps most worryingly, generating energy from fossil fuels to keep homes heated results in invisible clouds of particulate matter which clogs human lungs. Across the EU, over 300,000 people die prematurely from poor air quality every year, according to the EU's environmental arm.

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Rankings: 25 Most Polluted Cities in the World in 2023
  1. Dammam, Saudi Arabia (124.11 µg/m3)
  2. Lahore, Pakistan (111.63 µg/m3)
  3. Dhaka, Bangladesh (84.73 µg/m3)
  4. Delhi, India (84.39 µg/m3)
  5. Muzaffarnagar, India (81.35 µg/m3)
  6. Baghdad, Iraq (77.62 µg/m3)
  7. Ghaziabad, India (74.72 µg/m3)
  8. Patna, India (67.20 µg/m3)


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