• Air pollution remains the single largest environmental health hazard in Europe, resulting in a lower quality of life due to illnesses and an estimated over 500,000 premature deaths (1) per year.
• Some 85% of the urban population (2) in the EU is being exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at levels deemed harmful to health.
• Up to 30% of small particulate matter emissions (1) in European cities come from road transport. Transport in general is responsible for over 70% of CO2 emissions in the EU.
  | Related Megatrends: Urbanisation; Climate and environment 

1. EC, The future of road transport – what we will drive, if we still drive at all
2. EEA, Stronger measures needed to tackle harm from air pollution

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