Sunday, 25 December 2022

Don't Worry About the Rain When in Spain

The Spanish government are likely to be fined for allowing Madrid and Barcelona to repeatedly exceed EU atmospheric nitrogen dioxide levels (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/22/spain-allowed-no2-levels-to-exceed-limits-in-madrid-and-barcelona-eu-court-rules). Nitrogen dioxide is an emission from vehicular exhausts and some industrial processes. This gas causes severe health problems in humans (and many people are exposed in these Spanish areas). Politicians are often only too willing ignore these requirements, rather than take on vested interests.
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