Pollution from coal power costs Turkey as much as 27% of its total health expenditure – new report

Turkey is pushing ahead with plans to double its coal power capacity with 30 new coal power stations despite major health impacts and costs linked to the country’s existing coal fleet. A new analysis by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) finds that the health impacts of coal pollution in Turkey currently generate economic costs of up to 10.9 billion EUR annually, which is equivalent to up to 27% of its annual health expenditure.

Lauri Myllyvirta, Lead Analyst

Partners: Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Europe Beyond Coal

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