Air pollution killing Europeans en masse, says environment body

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans may face premature death in the next two decades because of toxic air, a new major report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned. In 2011 alone, about 430,000 people died prematurely from air pollution.

A five-yearly environmental study, State of the Environment Report for 2015, blames governments for inaction and has called for changes in policies and technologies and lifestyles. The European Union will need new, radical policies to safeguard the environment by 2050, experts say.

"We need to start now," Hans Bruyninckx, head of the EEA, told Reuters .... http://rt.com