Document estimates that there will be 81,000 premature deaths and an economic impact of 430 billion euros.
Excessive emissions of toxic gases caused by Fraud in the auto industry known as “dieselgate”discovered ten years ago, caused 124,000 premature deaths in the period 2009-2024 in the European Union and the United Kingdom, according to a report published today.
The document, published by the Energy and Air Clean Research Center (CREA) and commissioned by the Organization of Environmental Law ClientArt, calculated in 15 million days of low disease, linked to these emissions of toxic gasesand evaluated by 760 billion euros the economic charge associated with health impact during the 15 -year period analyzed.
If measures are not taken to eliminate prohibited manipulative devices, the report estimates that There will be 81,000 more premature deathsif one economic impact of 430 billion euros between 2025 and 2040.
Thus, throughout the EU and in the United Kingdom, the report estimates 205,000 premature deaths in the period 2009-2040with an economic cost of 1.2 billion euros.
The report, considered the most exhaustive to the date on the impact on health and economy of illegally high nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions, probably related to the use of prohibited handling devices, was based on Teledeterm Data Collected by the International Council for Clean Transport, the organization that revealed the “Dieselgate” scandal in 2015.
“Our calculations reveal the widespread and devastating effects on the health of excessive diesel emissions: Thousands of reaped lives, numerous children who develop asthma and a huge burden of chronic diseases”Said Jamie Kelly of Crea, the main author of the study, quoted by the EFE news agency.
Kelly warned that “if measures are not taken, these impacts will continue in the future, affecting the coming generations,” and urged the EU and the United Kingdom governments to “break this cycle.”
Although the scandal mainly affected the German group Volkswagen, the authors of the report emphasize that there were numerous evidence that indicates that the Use of manipulative devices technology It is one, and they complain that nevertheless, the EU and UK authorities have done little to solve the problem and require manufacturers to present effective solutions.
Instead, individual consumers have been forced to fight for manufacturers’ financial compensation through courts, while these excessively polluting vehicles are not removed from the road, they regretted Crea and the clientArt in a joint statement.
“Governments have to stop dragging their feet and accounting for polluters. The European Commission also plays a fundamental role to perform to ensure joint action. If collections are made, the law clearly establishes that it is up to the manufacturers to support the costs, ”said Customer’s lawyer Emily Kearsey.
