Most dangerous cities for world ecology named

Baku. 9 June . REPORT.AZ/. The capital of South Korea Seoul is recognized as the most dangerous city for the environment.

Report informs, the list of localities is presented by the project of Global Gridded Model of Carbon Footprints in the world (GGMCF).

The South Korean capital produces up to 267.1 megatons of carbon dioxide a year. It is followed by Guanzhou (272 megatons), New York (233.5 megatons), Hong Kong (208.5 megatons), and closes the five “leaders” of Los Angeles from 196.4 megatons of carbon dioxide per year.

Baku is 260th out of 500 cities. The capital of Azerbaijan produces 8.7 megatons of carbon dioxide per year.

The most polluting countries are the USA, China, Australia and Saudi Arabia.