Greenpeace has issued a report into Enel – Endesa’s energy production plants across Europe. Carboneras appears to be about the dirtiest coal plant in Europe run by the firm, according to the report, which links the plant to 111 premature deaths a year, and costs the local economy around 423 million euros a year in healthcare, environmental damage and crop destruction.
The study is based on EU methodologies and is quite extensive.
Anyway, it’s easy to see the contamination from Carboneras – it’s that big brown smudge across the whole horizon you can see on most days.
When Salvador Esparza was first made mayor of Mojácar, he made a complaint about the ‘nube tóxica’ the brown smog from the Carboneras plant. He was laughed at in all the newspapers. I’m surprised they are mentioning it now…
small minded country with big environmental issues.Doesn’t say much for The Cabo !