Air pollution in Spanish cities described as 'alarming'

The air quality in several large Spanish cities has been described as 'terrible' and 'alarming.' Unsurprisingly Madrid and Barcelona were both singled out in the report by the Natural gas foundation Fenosa.

All fingers are pointed at the rising amount of traffic pollution, with the head of Fenosa, Pedro Fábregas, going as far as to say, there were 'no miracle solutions' and the problem appears to be getting worse, rather then better.

Speaking at a Fenosa sponsored conference in Salamanca entitled "the Quality of Urban Air" Pedro put most of the blame on the increased use of diesel fuels and didn't see any viable solution to the current situation. Predicting that it would get a lot worse before we see any improvements.

Berlin and Copenhagen were held up as example cities to emulate. Public transportation needs to be improved, car sharing schemes adopted, but most importantly people need to be aware of the consequences and be encouraged to adopt 'greener' forms of transport.