Due to air pollution, every year 53 billion pounds are going to trash

Health and Environment Association HEAL (Health and Environment Alliance) published on 4 February World Cancer Day, Chronic Coal Pollution in Turkey: Recontinence of Coal Health Load and Coal Dependency” report, taking care of health problems caused by air pollution from thermal power plants and its financial burden. The first study that calculates health effects and costs on the basis of the plant in Turkey reveals that the pollution generated by coal plants is 53.6 billion pounds per year. In 2019, the head of the report, which uses linyit, stone coal or asphaltite in Turkey, has 100 MW and more installed power), HEAL Turkey Health and Energy Policy Senior Advisor Funda Gacal, “Turkey’s health expenses in 2019 were announced as 201 billion pounds in 2019.. 27 percent of this paper spoke to coal-borne health problems. According to the report, the air pollution generated by the plants is estimated to be about 99 billion pounds of total cost to more than Turkey and 70 countries.

13 people die from air pollution in the day]
Coal thermal power plants are caused by many chronic and acute diseases. In 2019, these plants were 26 thousand 500 children's bronchitis cases in Turkey, 3 thousand early births, 3 thousand 230 adult bronchitis cases, along with the 11 million 300 thousand patients were caused by loss of 1.4 million business days due to their day and disease. Early deaths caused by coal thermal power plants are among the basic findings of the report. Accordingly, in 2019, these plants caused about 5 thousand early death, so the average 13 people in the day lost life due to the pollution generated by coal. Funda Gacal said that electricity production in Turkey continues to be provided from coal, said: “19 GW has 30 new coal thermal power plants project in addition to existing installed coal power. The average life of these plants is at least 40 years. Therefore, each new coal thermal power plant will lead to locking in these emissions that damage human health for years. This situation also divorces efforts to reduce air pollutants emissions of other sectors. “

Filtre not alone solution
] Gacal, the head of the report, expressed that the filter systems are not solution. Gacal; “We found that some of the coal thermal power plants that lead to air pollution are filtered. But even the best filter systems do not have a solution to chronic air pollution because they can only reduce air pollutants from chimneys to a point. Filters also block CO2 (carbon dioxide). So it does not reduce the role of coal trigger climate change. Besides the filters, coal type, energy content and boiler technology also affects air pollutants emissions from chimneys. Also like chimney diameter and height, chimney design elements play role in the distribution of pollution.

Solution in ‘healthy energy
The report emphasizes that health and climate costs caused by coal thermal power plant emissions in Turkey should be taken into consideration in energy policies creation processes. From Public Health Experts Association (HASUDER) Yrd. Associate Professor Home. Melike Yavuz also said that by drawing this gold you need: “To ensure the flow of information, to establish a transparent dialogue and to conduct health effect assessment, coal-based thermal power plants must be opened to the public of all emission data that polluted air and water on the premises basis, mainly. Specialists in health and medicine, coal and energy production are more concerned than ever in health and costs. Decision makers should also be included in these discussions, to put the hand under the stone to assess health effects. "
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Renewable energy should be preferred]
Recommendations to policy makers are listed as follows:
Home Closing existing and old coal thermal power plants as soon as possible and not building new ones. [
Home Making informed energy choices with health and environmental impact assessments.
Home Reporting transparent emissions from the electrical industry and allowing data transparency to increase and scientifically evaluate them.
Home Sharing of statistics on health statistics and district-level diseases.
Home Increasing transparency of energy sector planning by connecting strategies with economy, energy and environmental legislations and allowing the participation of experts and people.
Home Choice of sustainable renewable energy and energy saving formats.
Home Determining the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement to increase the share of renewable energy sources with a assertive National Declaration of Additive (NDC).
The report also emphasizes that energy, climate and clean air issues should be included in the place where they are connected to the decision, the Ministry of Health and health actors should be included.