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NOx Blamed for 6,000 Deaths Per Year in Germany
Germany’s Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) estimates that expose to nitrogen oxides causes 6,000 premature deaths per year in the country.
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Germany’s Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) estimates that exposure to nitrogen oxides causes 6,000 premature deaths per year in the country.
Germany’s NOx levels also cause illness in 1 million people annually, according to the agency. It says NOx levels regularly exceed its health limits in 70 cities.
UBA blames most of the pollution on emissions from diesel engines, thereby heaping more negative pressure on such engines. Diesel sales have been declining in most parts of Europe since 2015, when Volkswagen AG admitted it rigged 11 million vehicles, including 8.5 million in Europe, to evade NOx emission limits.
Since then several other carmakers have come under scrutiny for using devices allowed under European law that ease NOx emission controls under certain normal driving conditions. The trend in Germany accelerated last month when a high court ruled that cities may impose bans on higher-polluting older diesels to help meet air pollution standards.
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